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Anticipative vs Anticipant - What's the difference?

anticipative | anticipant |

As adjectives the difference between anticipative and anticipant

is that anticipative is of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant while anticipant is expectant.

As a noun anticipant is

one who anticipates.

anticipative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
  • * "... protestations of friendship, and expressions anticipative of the pleasure which must inevitably flow from so happy an acquaintance, were exchanged ..." (Charles Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby).

    • anticipant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Expectant.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who anticipates.
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