volant

/ˈvəʊlənt/

adjective

Having extended wings as if flying.

Examples :

"The child's drawing of an angel featured a volant figure with enormous wings outstretched, soaring above the clouds. "

adjective

Represented as unsupported in the air.

Examples :

"The kite, volant and soaring high, danced gracefully in the wind. "

nature physics

adjective

Flying, or able to fly.

Examples :

"The bird's volant wings carried it effortlessly over the trees. "

animal bird nature ability

adjective

Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.

Examples :

"The volant hummingbird zipped from flower to flower, barely pausing as it sipped nectar. "

nature animal ability

Meanings

Examples :

"The child's drawing of an angel featured a volant figure with enormous wings outstretched, soaring above the clouds. "

Examples :

"The kite, volant and soaring high, danced gracefully in the wind. "

Examples :

"The bird's volant wings carried it effortlessly over the trees. "

Examples :

"The volant hummingbird zipped from flower to flower, barely pausing as it sipped nectar. "

Related Words

hummingbird noun

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.

enormous adjective

Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.

extended verb

To increase in extent.

outstretched verb

To extend by stretching

unsupported adjective

Without physical support.

featured verb

To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

soaring verb

To fly high with little effort, like a bird.

effortlessly adverb

Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.

carried verb

To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

gracefully adverb

In a graceful manner.

represented verb

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

drawing verb

To move or develop something.