NYT Dictionary

ANENT

/əˈnɛnt/
PrepositionA-nenta-nent · 2 syllablesGrade 12

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English anent, anentes, anempt (“insofar as, inasmuch as, in comparison with, with respect to, as regards, concerning, in the opinion or judgment of; next to, close to, up to, near, adjoining, across from, over against, facing”), from Old English on efn (“by; near”), from on + efn. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aproposas foraboutanentapropos ofas far asas regardsas relates toas respectsas to

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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