crescent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkrɛsənt/ UK /ˈkrɛsənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a curved shape like the partly lit moon A thin crescent moon hung above the rooftops. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a curved shape like the... sicklelunedemilune Word family Derived forms crescentic Related forms crescendoincreaseaccrue Etymology AI details From Old French 'creissant', from Latin 'crēscēns', present participle of 'crēscere' ('to grow, increase') — originally describing the waxing (growing) moon. creissant Old French crēscere Latin *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crescent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɛsənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɛsənt/ ## Meanings 1. a curved shape like the partly lit moon ## Examples - A thin crescent moon hung above the rooftops. ## Synonyms - sickle - lune - demilune ## Derived Forms - crescentic ## Related Forms - crescendo - increase - accrue ## Roots and Affixes - Root: creissant - Root: crēscere - Root: *ḱer- ## Etymology From Old French 'creissant', from Latin 'crēscēns', present participle of 'crēscere' ('to grow, increase') — originally describing the waxing (growing) moon. ## AI Etymology Crescent is from Old French 'creissant', from Latin 'crēscēns', present participle of 'crēscere' ('to grow, increase') — originally describing the waxing (growing) moon. Important recorded forms include creissant (Old French), crēscere (Latin), and *ḱer- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a curved shape like the partly lit moon. The wider family includes derived forms such as crescentic and related words such as crescendo, increase, and accrue. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown