Clamant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clamant \Cla"mant\, a. [L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call.
     Cf. {Claimant}.]
     Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously. "Clamant children."
     --Thomson.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clamant
       adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement
              outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar";
              "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {blatant},
               {clamorous}, {strident}, {vociferous}]
       2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need";
          "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"-
          H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: {crying},
           {exigent}, {insistent}, {instant}]