Latin · suffix
-ens
present-participle ending
Words sharing this root
abstinentDeliberately avoiding an indulgence.acquiescentWilling to accept or comply without protest.adjacentNext to or very near something else.adolescentA young person, or relating to the stage between childhood and adulthood.agentA representative empowered to act for another.coherentMaintaining a consistent relationship among its parts.competentPossessing sufficient ability or qualification to act.concurrentExisting or operating at the same time.confidentSure of one's abilities or of a favorable outcome.confluentFlowing or merging together into a continuous whole.consequentFollowing from a condition as its result.consistentStaying the same in behavior, quality, or results over time.convenientWell suited to someone's needs with little difficulty or effort.correspondentSomeone who sends written reports or messages.decadentMarked by moral decline through self-indulgence.decentMeeting reasonable standards of quality or conduct.dependentRequiring another thing for support or determination.despondentVery discouraged and without hope.differentNot the same as another in identity or qualities.diffidentShy or hesitant because of a lack of self-confidence.divergentDiffering from something else or developing in a different direction.docentA person who teaches by explaining a subject.effulgentShining with brilliant light.existentHaving actual existence or reality.exponentA number or symbol indicating the power to which a quantity is raised.ferventShowing strong, sincere feeling or enthusiasm.florescentProducing flowers.fluentProceeding smoothly and without effort.incidentalA minor or secondary part of something more important.inconvenientCausing trouble or difficulty by being unsuitable for someone's needs.indecentOffensive to accepted standards of decency or proper behavior.indifferentNot caring about something or which option is chosen.indifferentNeither particularly good nor particularly bad.indigentLacking the resources needed for basic living.indolentHabitually unwilling to make an effort.indolentCausing little pain or progressing slowly.insufficientNot enough to meet a need or requirement.insurgentA person rebelling against established authority, or relating to such rebellion.intelligentAble to learn, reason, and respond appropriately.intermittentHappening from time to time rather than continuously.lucentShining or giving off light.negligentFailing to take proper care or give enough attentionobedientWilling to follow commands, rules, or authority.penitentFeeling sorry for wrongdoing, or a person who feels this way.persistentContinuing or remaining despite interruption or difficulty.presidentThe chief officer of a country or organization.proponentA person who supports an idea, plan, or cause.providentCareful in preparing for future needs or difficulties.pubescentUndergoing or having reached sexual maturity.recurrentHappening repeatedly or returning after intervals.referentThe thing or idea that an expression refers to.repellentHaving the effect of driving something away.resilientAble to return to form after strain.reticentInclined to hold back rather than express oneself freely.sentientCapable of feeling and conscious experience.serpentA snake referred to in literary language.silentWithout sound or spoken expression.stringentVery strict or demanding.torrentA powerful or overwhelming flow of something.translucentAllowing light through without showing clear, detailed images.transparentAllowing what lies behind to be seen clearly.