penitent

Other forms of penitent

plural

penitents·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about penitent

What does penitent mean?

penitent means "(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in penitent?

penitent has 3 syllables: pen-i-tent. The stress falls on "pen". In IPA it is /ˈpɛnɪtɪnt/.

What is another word for penitent?

Close synonyms include repentant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of penitent?

The recorded antonyms are impenitent.

Is penitent a common word?

penitent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.