Definition of REVENANT

revenant

Meanings

Plural: revenants

Noun

  • a person who returns after a lengthy absence
  • someone who has returned from the dead
  • Someone who returns from a long absence.
  • A person or thing reborn.
  • A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

Adjective

  • of or relating to or typical of a revenant
    • "revenant shrieks and groans"

Adjective Satellite

  • coming back
    • "a revenant ghost"

Adj

  • Returning.

Origin / Etymology

19th century. From French revenant, the present participle of revenir (“to return”). Compare revenue.

Scrabble Score: 11

revenant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
revenant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
revenant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

revenant is a valid Words With Friends word