clamant

• Adjectif vieilli ou littéraire signifiant bruyant, fort, ou qui réclame instamment l'attention ; rare en anglais moderne.

An archaic adjective meaning noisy, loud, or urgently demanding attention; rarely used in modern English.

1. Loud and insistentC2formal

   Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.

   Clamant (sens 2)

   • The clamant protests could be heard from blocks away.
   • His clamant demands for attention annoyed the entire staff.
   • The crowd grew increasingly clamant as the decision was delayed.

   Synonymesblatantboisterousclamorousloudnoisystridentvociferous

   Antonymescalmgentlemildquietsilentsoft

2. Urgent or demanding attentionC2formal

   Requiring immediate action or attention; pressing.

   pressant

   • The clamant need for reform was finally acknowledged.
   • Poverty remains a clamant issue in many urban areas.
   • The doctor addressed the clamant medical emergency without delay.

   Synonymescryingexigentimperativeinsistentpressingurgent

   Antonymesminornegligibletrivialunimportant