Clamant \Cla"mant\, a. [L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call.
Cf. Claimant.]
Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously. "Clamant children."
--Thomson.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
clamant
adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement
outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar";
"strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant,
clamorous, strident, vociferous]
2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need";
"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"-
H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: crying,
exigent, insistent, instant]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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