adj
ambulant
Ambulant (adj) means Able to walk about.
adj
1
Able to walk about.
"They are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats."
— John le Carré, A Perfect Spy (1986)
"The patients, mostly ambulant, were brought in one by one."
— Theodore Dalrymple, The Knife Went In (2017)
2
Made for someone who can still walk but has some difficulty doing so.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin ambulans, the present participle of ambulare, meaning ‘to walk’.
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What is the meaning of ambulant?
"ambulant" (adj) means able to walk about.
What is another word for ambulant?
Other words for "ambulant" include ambulatory.
What is the opposite of ambulant?
The opposite of "ambulant" is immobile.
What are the different meanings of ambulant?
"ambulant" has 2 main meanings: 1. Able to walk about; 2. Made for someone who can still walk but has some difficulty doing so.
