Truant word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "truant" word

[noun] someone who shirks duty
[noun] one who is absent from school without permission
[adjective] absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"

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\Tru"ant\, n. [F. truand, OF. truant, a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic origin; cf. W. tru, truan, wretched, miserable, truan a wretch, Ir. trogha miserable, Gael. truaghan a poor, distressed, or wretched creature, truagh wretched.] One who stays away from business or any duty; especially, one who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a loiterer; a shirk. --Dryden. I have a truant been to chivalry. --Shak. {To play truant}, to stray away; to loiter; especially, to stay out of school without leave. --Sir T. Browne
\Tru"ant\, a. Wandering from business or duty; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a truant boy. While truant Jove, in infant pride, Played barefoot on Olympus' side. --Trumbull.
\Tru"ant\, v. i. [Cf. F. truander.] To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant. --Shak. By this means they lost their time and truanted on the fundamental grounds of saving knowledge. --Lowell.
\Tru"ant\, v. t. To idle away; to waste. [R.] I dare not be the author Of truanting the time. --Ford.

Synonyms for truant

absent, awol, hooky player, nonattender, no-show

See also: absentee | offender | wrongdoer |

The fun area, different aproach to word »truant«

Let's analyse "truant" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNAURT. Average typing speed for these characters is 1545 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: - .-. ..- .- -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: truant: 3 + 1 = 4, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: truant: 2 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 22, reduced: 22, and the final result is Twenty-Two.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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