What does Arrant mean?

Definitions for Arrant
ˈær əntar·rant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective

    without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

    "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

Wiktionary

  1. arrantadjective

    Utter; complete.

    arrant nonsense!

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Arrantadjective

    Bad in a high degree.

    Etymology: a word of uncertain etymology, but probably from errant, which being at first applied to its proper signification to vagabonds, as an errant or arrant rogue, that is, a rambling rogue, lost, in time, its original signification, and being by its use understood to imply something bad, was applied at large to any thing that was mentioned with hatred or contempt.

    Country folks, who hallooed and hooted after me, as at the arrantest coward that ever shewed his shoulders to the enemy. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    A vain fool grows forty times an arranter sot than before. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

    And let him every deity adore,
    If his new bride prove not an arrant whore. John Dryden, Juven.

ChatGPT

  1. arrant

    Arrant typically refers to something that is complete, utter, or extreme, often carrying a negative connotation. It can be used to emphasize the completeness or impressiveness of an action or characteristic. For instance, one might refer to an "arrant fool" or an "arrant lie," which means someone is a complete fool or that the lie was absolute.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Arrantadjective

    notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward

  2. Arrantadjective

    thorough or downright, in a good sense

  3. Etymology: [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See Errant.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Arrant

    ar′rant, adj. downright, notorious (used in a bad sense): unmitigated.—adv. Ar′rantly. [A variant of Errant. From its use in phrases like 'arrant thief,' it passed naturally into a general term used with other terms of abuse.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ARRANT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arrant is ranked #23662 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Arrant surname appeared 1,071 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Arrant.

    80.8% or 866 total occurrences were White.
    8% or 86 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    6.8% or 73 total occurrences were Black.
    2% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.3% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Arrant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Arrant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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