n. | 1. | Ascent; height; elevation. |
2. | (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune. | |
3. | Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; | |
4. | An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; - opposed to | |
a. | 1. | Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. |
2. | Rising; ascending. | |
3. | Superior; surpassing; ruling. |
Noun | 1. | ascendant - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" Synonyms: ascendent |
2. | ascendant - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
Adj. | 1. | ascendant - tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin |
2. | ascendant - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" Synonyms: dominating, ascendent |