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ap·pli·cant
 applicant
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- pronunciation:
- ae
plih
k
 nt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person who applies for a job or some other thing.
The applicant is waiting for his interview.That university accepts only half of the applicants.- synonyms:
- candidate
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| related words: |
candidate |
The word applicant
contains the following parts:
ap-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix ap-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "p." See ad-.
Example words:
plic, plex, ply
Latin
root
that means fold, plait
Example words:
accomplice, applicant, apply, complex, complicate, display, duplicate, implication, imply, multiplication, multiply1
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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