Expectant word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "expectant" word

[adjective] in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"
[adjective] marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush"

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\Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L. expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. {Expectant estate} (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under {Expectancy}.
\Ex*pect"ant\, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. An expectant of future glory. --South. Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.

Synonyms for expectant

anticipant, anticipative, big(p), enceinte, gravid, great(p), heavy(p), hopeful, large(p), pregnant, with child(p)

Related terms: agape, agog, alert, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxious, apprehensive, aspiring, assured, atiptoe, awaiting, big, certain, confident, eager, expecting, fond, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, full of hope, gaping, gone, gravid, heavy, hopeful, hoping, in anticipation, in expectation, in good heart, in hopes, looking, looking for, looking forward to, not surprised, of good cheer, of good hope, open-eyed, openmouthed, optimistic, parturient, prepared, ready, sanguine, sure, undespairing, unsurprised, waiting, waiting for, watchful, watching for, with bated breath

The fun area, different aproach to word »expectant«

Let's analyse "expectant" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNATCEPXE. Average typing speed for these characters is 2385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -..- .--. . -.-. - .- -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: expectant: 5 + 5 + 1 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: expectant: 5 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
X (1)	24	Queen of Wands	Dependent, Caring, Sensual, Loving

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