CADENT


Meaning of CADENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-d ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle of cadere

Date: 1605

1. archaic : being in the process of falling

with cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks — Shakespeare

2. : having rhythmic cadence

his cadent voice

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.