aimant
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.mɑ̃/, /e.mɑ̃/
Etymology 1
From aim(er) (“to love”) + -ant.
Adjective
aimant (feminine aimante, masculine plural aimants, feminine plural aimantes)
- loving, affectionate
- Un mari aimant. ― A loving husband.
Participle
aimant
- present participle of aimer
- (preceded by en) gerund of aimer
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”). See also diamant.
Noun
aimant m (plural aimants)
- magnet
Descendants
- → Portuguese: ímã, íman
- → Spanish: imán
Further reading
- “aimant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- animât, maniât
Norman
Verb
aimant
- present participle of aimer
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *adimantis, a form of *adimas, from Latin adamās (“hard iron”).
Noun
aimant m (plural aimants)
- (Jersey) magnet
Old French
Noun
aimant ? (oblique plural aimanz or aimantz, nominative singular aimant, nominative plural aimanz or aimantz)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of adamant
References
adamant in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022