Avaunt
[ә'vɔ:nt]
Definition
(interj.) Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone."
(v. t. & i.) To advance; to move forward; to elevate.
(v. t. & i.) To depart; to move away.
(v. t. & i.) To vaunt; to boast.
(n.) A vaunt; to boast.
Checker: Patty
Synonyms and Synonymous
interj. Hence, begone, be off, get you gone.
Inputed by Erma
Definition
interj. move on! begone! (Shak.) used as n. 'to give her the avaunt.'—v.i. (Spens.) to advance: (obs.) depart.
v.i. (Spens.) to advance boastfully.
Checker: Lorrie
Examples
- He drew near and bent over her; she was obliged to look up, if it were only to bid him avaunt. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They accosted me as Satan, bid me avaunt, and clamoured to be delivered from temptation. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I will die a Saxon--true in word, open in deed--I bid thee avaunt! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Sordid care, avaunt! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Checker: Lorrie