-ant, -ants

A man and a woman who live together without getting married.

Tolerant of very low temperatures.

1. Showing a disposition to defy.
2. Manifesting a spirit of defiance.
3. Feeling distrust.

1. In control or command over others.
2. More important, effective, or prominent than others.
3. Relating to a single plant or animal species that is preponderant within a specific community or over a specific period.

1. Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive.
2. Latent but capable of being activated.
3. Temporarily quiescent.
4. In a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes.
5. A state in which viable seeds, spores, or buds fail to germinate even under favorable conditions.

1. Stylishly graceful, and showing sophistication and good taste in appearance or behavior.
2. Satisfyingly and often ingeniously neat, simple, or concise.
3. Etymology: via French élégant, from Latin elegantem, elegans, “choice”; ultimately from, eligire, “to pick out, to select with care, to choose” (a source of English "elect").