Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Marked by eager anticipation: Describes a state of excitedly expecting or looking forward to something that is about to happen.

2. Noun:

   • One who anticipates: A person who expects, foresees, or looks forward to a future event.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The anticipant crowd waited for the concert to begin. (The eagerly expecting crowd waited.)
  • She had an anticipant smile as she opened the gift. (Her smile showed she was eagerly looking forward to seeing the gift.)

• Noun:

  • As a skilled anticipant, he always prepared for market changes. (As a person who foresees events, he was always prepared.)
  • The fortuneteller claimed to be an anticipant of future trends. (The fortuneteller claimed to be one who predicts future trends.)

Advanced Usage

• In a formal or literary context: The adjective form is often used to describe an atmosphere or feeling of tense expectation.
  • An anticipant silence fell over the courtroom before the verdict was read. (A silence full of eager expectation fell.)

Variants and Related Words

• Anticipate (verb): To expect or look forward to; to act in advance of.
• Anticipation (noun): The act of anticipating; expectation or prediction.
• Anticipatory (adjective): Characterized by anticipation.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Expectant, eager, hopeful, awaiting.
• Noun: Expecter, forecaster, predictor, prognosticator.

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning revolves around the act of expecting or looking forward to something. As an adjective, it describes the quality of that expectation. As a noun, it labels the person who holds that expectation or who is skilled at predicting.

Adjective

1. marked by eager anticipation
   • an expectant hush

Noun

1. one who anticipates