Definition of ACCUMBENT

accumbent

Meanings

Plural: accumbents

Adjective Satellite

  • lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

Adj

  • Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.
  • Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf

Noun

  • One who rests in an accumbent position, especially at table.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin accumbō (“recline”), from ad- (“to”) + *cumbō (“recline”).

Synonyms

decumbent, recumbent

Scrabble Score: 17

accumbent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
accumbent is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
accumbent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

accumbent is a valid Words With Friends word