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Showing words for EXPECTANT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Expectant

exceptant, expectant

7 Letter Words for Expectant

canette, capette, extance, patente, pectate, pentace, pentact

6 Letter Words for Expectant

catnep, cetane, except, expect, extant, extent, nepeta, patent, pattee, patten, pecten, petate, peteca, tapete, tapnet, teetan, tenace

5 Letter Words for Expectant

ctene, eaten, enact, enapt, enate, entea, entte, epact, etape, exact, exeat, exect, expat, pance, patee, paten, patte, peace, pecan, pence, penta, tacet, tapen, tapet, tecta, tenet, texan

4 Letter Words for Expectant

acne, acpt, ance, anet, ante, apex, atte, attn, cane, cant, cape, capt, cate, cene, cent, cepa, cepe, cete, etat, eten, etna, exec, expt, exta, nace, nape, neap, neat, neep, neet, nepa, nete, next, pace, pact, pane, pant, pate, patt, pean, peat, peen, pene, pent, peta, pete, pnce, pnxt, tace, tact, taen, tane, tape, tate, tean, teap, teat, teca, teen, teet, tene, tent, tepa, tepe, tete, text

3 Letter Words for Expectant

ace, act, anc, ane, ant, apc, ape, apt, apx, ate, atp, att, can, cap, cat, cee, cen, cep, cpa, cpt, cte, ctn, ean, eat, ect, eec, een, enc, ene, epa, eta, etc, exc, exp, ext, nae, nap, nat, nea, nee, nep, net, pac, pan, pat, pax, pct, pea, pec, pee, pen, pet, pta, pte, ptt, tan, tap, tat, tax, tcp, tea, tec, tee, ten, tet, tex, tnt, txt, xat

Definitions for Expectant

[1] having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
[2] pregnant; expecting: an expectant mother.
[3] characterized by expectations: an expectant attitude.
[4] in expectation; expected; prospective: an expectant fortune.
[5] a person who expects or who waits in expectation.
[6] expecting, anticipating, or hopeful an expectant glance
[7] having expectations, esp of possession of something or prosperity
[8] pregnant an expectant mother
[9] a person who expects something
[10] obsolete a candidate for office, esp for ecclesiastical preferment

Words related to Expectant

alert, anxious, apprehensive, awaiting, breathless, eager, expecting, hopeful, hoping, prepared, raring, ready, vigilant, watchful, anticipative, waiting, enceinte, pregnant, gravid, parturient

Words nearby Expectant

expatiate, expatriate, expatriation, expect, expectancy, expectant, expectation, expectation of life, expectation sunday, expectation week, expectative

Origin of Expectant

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin expectant- (stem of expectāns ), present participle of expectāre to expect; see -ant

Other words from Expectant

ex·pect·ant·ly , adverb
half-ex·pect·ant , adjective
half-ex·pect·ant·ly , adverb
non·ex·pect·ant , adjective
non·ex·pect·ant·ly , adverb
o·ver·ex·pect·ant , adjective
o·ver·ex·pect·ant·ly , adverb
pre·ex·pect·ant , noun
qua·si-ex·pect·ant , adjective
qua·si-ex·pect·ant·ly , adverb
un·ex·pect·ant , adjective
un·ex·pect·ant·ly , adverb

Synonyms for Expectant

alert, anticipative, anxious, apprehensive, awaiting, breathless, eager, expecting, hopeful, hoping, in suspense, looking for, on edge, on tenterhooks, prepared, raring, ready, vigilant, waiting, waiting on, watchful, with bated breath