Bent Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Bent? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Words ending with Bent, Related sentences, Derivations, Example sentences, How to pronounce? Synonyms, Antonyms, Words starting with Bent and more...

Word: Bent

How to pronounce: bent

How to pronounce: bend

How to pronounce: bendz

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Sharply curved or having an angle.

Example sentences: "A piece of bent wire"

2. Determined to do or have.

Example sentences: "A missionary bent on saving souls"

3. Dishonest; corrupt.

4. Homosexual (typically used of a man).

Noun

Definitions:

1. A natural talent or inclination.

Example sentences: "A man of religious bent"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.The stiff flowering stalk of a grass.Any stiff-stemmed or rushlike grass or sedge.

Example sentences: "The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescue, or bent grasses, although sometimes cereals such as barley or oats are used."

2. A heath or unenclosed pasture.

Synonyms:

curved

sharp

propensity

inclination

proclivity

predilection

bias

disposition

aptitude

predisposition