Definition of BRANT

brant

Plural: brant, brants

Noun

  • small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
  • Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
  • pl. -S a wild goose

Adj

  • steep, precipitous.
  • smooth; unwrinkled

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin/Medieval Latin Branta, latinized form of Old Norse brandgás (“sheldrake”), literally "burnt (black) goose," from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“burning”) + *gans (“goose”).

Synonyms

brant goose, brent, brent goose

Scrabble Score: 7

brant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
brant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

brant is a valid Words With Friends word