Ascendant vs. Ascendent

Ascendant vs. Ascendent — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ascendant and Ascendent

Ascendantadjective

Rising, moving upward.

Ascendentadjective

Upward in direction or proclivity.

Ascendantadjective

Surpassing or controlling.

Ascendentadjective

In power; controlling.

Ascendantnoun

Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.

One man has the ascendant over another.

Ascendentnoun

A person from whom one is descended.

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Ascendantnoun

An ancestor (antonym of descendant)

Ascendentnoun

A position of power or control.

Ascendantnoun

(usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)

Given his father's ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne.

Ascendentnoun

position or state of being dominant or in control;

that idea was in the ascendant

Ascendantnoun

Ascent; height; elevation.

Ascendentnoun

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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Ascendantnoun

(astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

Ascendentadjective

tending or directed upward;

rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage

Ascendantnoun

position or state of being dominant or in control;

that idea was in the ascendant

Ascendentadjective

most powerful or important or influential;

the economically ascendant classD-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe

Ascendantnoun

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Ascendantadjective

tending or directed upward;

rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage

Ascendantadjective

most powerful or important or influential;

the economically ascendant classD-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe