adj. | 1. | tending or directed upward. |
2. | having the most important influence. | |
n. | 1. | position or state of being dominant or in control. |
2. | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent). |
Noun | 1. | ascendent - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" Synonyms: ascendant |
2. | ascendent - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | |
Adj. | 1. | ascendent - tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin |
2. | ascendent - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" Synonyms: dominating, ascendant |