suppliant

suppliant is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
2. adjective. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.
3. noun. One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
4. noun. one praying humbly for something

   "a suppliant for her favors"

   Synonyms: petitioner, requester, supplicant

5. adjective. humbly entreating

   "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"

   Synonyms: supplicant, supplicatory

Synonyms

petitioner, requester, supplicant, supplicatory

Common word forms

suppliants, suppliantly, suppliantness

Words from these letters

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