First Known Use: 1593
Dictionary
1emergent
adjective emer·gent \i-ˈmər-jənt\
Definition of EMERGENT
1
a : arising unexpectedly b : calling for prompt action : urgent <emergent danger>
2
a : rising out of or as if out of a fluid <emergent coastal islands> b : rooted in shallow water and having most of its vegetative growth above water <an emergent plant>
3
: arising as a natural or logical consequence
4
: newly formed or prominent <emergent nations>
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Origin of EMERGENT
Middle English, from Latin emergent-, emergens, present participle of emergere
Related to EMERGENT
- Synonyms
- burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, acute, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent
- Antonyms
- noncritical, nonurgent
2emergent
noun
Definition of EMERGENT
1
: something emergent
2
a : a tree that rises above the surrounding forest b : an emergent plant
First Known Use of EMERGENT
1620
Medical Dictionary
emergent
adjective emer·gent \i-ˈmər-jənt\
Medical Definition of EMERGENT
: calling for prompt or urgent action <an emergent condition in a hemophiliac>
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