Definition of LEVANT

levant

Plural: levants

Noun

  • a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
  • the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
  • A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.

Verb

Verb Forms: levanted, levanting, levants

  • To run away without paying debts.
  • run off without paying a debt
  • To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.

Adj

  • Rising, of an animal.
  • Rising or having risen from rest; said of cattle.
  • Eastern.

Examples

  • He tried to LEVANT from the game after realizing he had no vowels left.

Origin / Etymology

Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea.

Synonyms

Levant morocco, eastern, oriental

Scrabble Score: 9

levant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
levant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
levant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

levant: valid Words With Friends Word