Definitions for descant

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descant des·cant

Spelling: [noun, adjective des-kant; verb des-kant, dis-]

IPA: /noun, adjective ˈdɛs kænt; verb dɛsˈkænt, dɪs-/

Descant is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 269 anagrams from letters in descant (acdenst).

Definitions for descant

noun

1. Music. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it. (in part music) the soprano. a song or melody.
2. a variation upon anything; comment on a subject.

adjective

1. Music (chiefly British) . soprano: treble:

verb (used without object)

1. Music. to sing.
2. to comment or discourse at great length.

Origin of descant

1350-1400; Middle English discant, descaunt Anglo-French Medieval Latin discanthus, equivalent to Latin dis- dis-¹ + cantus song; see

Examples for descant

It is easy for us now to descant on the virtues of moderation.

Philosophers, summon moralists to your aid, and descant on this subject.

I was too glad to get into it then, to descant upon its demerits now.

After all this, might we descant upon the squire's characteristics.

But he did not choose to descant upon his gracelessness to Margery.

He then began with all the volubility of a chalan to descant on the points of the animal.

It is unnecessary to descant upon the economy of this procedure.

To descant on the merits of this edition to-day were foolish.

He tried to descant upon the weather, but the subject failed him.

It was very pleasant to hear Mr. Thorne descant on this matter.