French edit

Etymology edit

Past participle of avenir, variant of advenir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /av.nɑ̃/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

avenant (feminine avenante, masculine plural avenants, feminine plural avenantes)

  1. comely, fitting
    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 4, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      Par les larges hublots du lab, sis au sixième étage, la vue dominait une mer orangée de tuiles en terre cuite qui rappelaient que cette ville avait été, avant d’être « civinisée », une plutôt avenante cité provençale.
      The view from the lab's big windows, located on the sixth floor, overlooked a sea of orange terracotta tiles, which were a reminder that before it was "civinized", this had been a rather charming Provençal town.

Noun edit

avenant m (plural avenants)

  1. amendment, rider

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From avenir; literally "coming, arriving".

Adjective edit

avenant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular avenant or avenante)

  1. fitting; apt
  2. fine; beautiful

Descendants edit

  • French: avenant
  • Norman: av'nant

Verb edit

avenant

  1. present participle of avenir