Definition of adherent Adherent

/ʌdhɪˈɹʌnt/ - [udhirunt] - ad•her•ent

We found 12 definitions of adherent from 5 different sources.

What does adherent mean?

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Adjective
adherent - sticking fast
		adhesive tending to adhere

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adherent (Noun)
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
adherent (Adjective)
Adhesive, sticking to something.
adherent (Adjective)
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
adherent (Adjective)
Attaching or pressing against a different organ.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

adherent (a.)
Sticking; clinging; adhering.
adherent (a.)
Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
adherent (a.)
Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
adherent (n.)
One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
adherent (n.)
That which adheres; an appendage.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

adherent
Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another.

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adherent, noun, singular of adherents.

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