adherent

[ ad-heer-uhnt, -her- ]

SEE DEFINITION OF adherent

nounsupporter or follower

Synonyms for adherent

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Antonyms for adherent

antagonist

admirer

noun. person who holds someone in high regard

admirers

noun. person who holds someone in high regard

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Old French adherent or directly from Latin adhaerentem (nominative adhaerens), present participle of adhaerere "stick to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + haerere "to stick" (see hesitation).

Example Sentences foradherent

She was the partisan on Tom's side, the adherent on her father's.

No adherent of the doctrine of necessity in morals can justify that attitude.

The veil is absent, or, if present, it is downy and adherent to the margin of the cap.

As she departed she turned and cast a black look at the Adherent.

If large, and specially if adherent, the neck alone should be cleared.

Flame the plugs and see that they are not adherent to the lips of the tubes.

Of my ever being an adherent of the Stuart family, I have no fears.

The instinctive sign is adherent, the intelligent sign is mobile.

One of the sepals in this flower was adherent to one of the lateral petals.

Consequently, one who was an adherent of the doctrine of Descent was also a Darwinian.

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