clamant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
    vociferous; blatant; clamorous; strident.
    • blatant radios
    • a clamorous uproar
    • strident demands
    • a vociferous mob
  2. adjective satellite demanding attention
    insistent; instant; crying; exigent.
    • clamant needs
    • a crying need
    • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken
    • insistent hunger
    • an instant need

WordNet

Cla"mant adjective
Etymology
L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call. Cf. Claimant.
Definitions
  1. Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorousky. "Clamant children." Thomson.

Webster 1913