What part of speech is penitent?

Penitent can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. penitent is a noun, singular of penitents.
  • 2. penitent is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • penitent 
    more penitent
    most penitent
  • Positive: penitent 
  • Comparative: more penitent
  • Superlative: most penitent

Adjective to adverb

What does penitent mean?

Definitions

Adjective
penitent - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Noun
penitent - (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
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