ascendant in English
- ascendant⇄adj. 1. moving upward; ascending; rising.
2. (Figurative.) dominant; superior; ruling; controlling.
Ex. Under Louis XIV, France had the ascendant position in world politics.
(SYN) paramount.
3. near the eastern horizon; rising - ascendant⇄ascendant orascendent, adjective, noun.
- ascendant⇄expr. in the ascendant,
a. in control; supreme; dominant.
Ex. Monarchs are no longer in the ascendant in government.
b. increasing in influence, popularity, or acceptance.
Ex. The study of science is in the ascendant in many sch - ascendant⇄noun 1. a position of power; controlling influence.
Ex. Strong minds have undoubtedly an ascendant over weak ones (Earl of Chesterfield).
(SYN) superiority, supremacy, domination.
2. (Astrology.)
a. horoscope.
b. the sig