-ulent

-ulent
suffix forming adjectives meaning 'abounding in, full of' (fraudulent; turbulent).
Derivatives:
-ulence suffix forming nouns.
Etymology: L -ulentus

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\(y)ələnt\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Latin -ulentus, -olentus; probably akin to Latin olēre to smell — more at odor
: that abounds in (a specified thing) : that has (a specified thing) in marked amount or degree

nidorulent

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a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning "having in quantity, full of" that specified by the initial element: corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent.
Also, -lent.
[ < L -ulentus]

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-ulent /-ū-lənt/
adj sfx
Denoting a copious amount, as in fraudulent, purulent
ORIGIN: L -ulentus

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suffix (forming adjectives) abounding in; full of

fraudulent | purulent | virulent. Compare with -lent

Origin:
from Latin -ulentus

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-ulent, suffix
ad. L. -ulentus employed to form adjs., usually with the force of ‘abounding in’, ‘full of’ (some thing or quality), as fraudulentus fraudulent, opulentus opulent, truculentus truculent, etc. (Variant forms of the suffix are -olentus, as in vinolentus vinolent, violentus violent, and -ilentus as in gracilentus slender, pestilentus pestilent.) A considerable number of the formations occurring in Latin have been adopted in English, and a few have been added either from mediæval or modern Latin, or by direct formation on Latin stems, as cinerulent, flatulent, herbulent, nidorulent, torpulent.

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  • -ulent — from Latin adjective suffix ulentus full of …   Etymology dictionary

  • -ulent — adjective suffix Etymology: Latin ulentus that abounds in (a specified thing) < flocculent > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -ulent — a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning having in quantity, full of that specified by the initial element: corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent. Also, lent. [ < L ulentus] * * * …   Universalium

  • -ulent — suffix (forming adjectives) full of: fraudulent. Derivatives ulence suffix. Origin from L. ulentus …   English new terms dictionary

  • -ulent — u·lent …   English syllables

  • -ulent — or lent, a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning “having in quantity, full of” that specified by the initial element: corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent[/ex] • Etymology: < L ulentus …   From formal English to slang

  • -ulent — an adjective suffix meaning full of (some thing or quality), as in fraudulent, purulent. {Latin ulentus full of} …  

  • -lent — suffix forming adjectives (pestilent; violent) (cf. ULENT). Etymology: L lentus ful * * * a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, var. of ulent: pestilent. * * * suffix (forming adjectives) full of; characterized by pestilent | violent… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flocculent — resembling wool, 1800, from L. floccus lock of hair, flock of wool + ULENT (Cf. ulent). Related: Floculence …   Etymology dictionary

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