The Clue
Rising (9 letter answer)
The Answer
ASCENDANT
Tags
Notes
The answer ASCENDANT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Like certain signs in horoscopes
Definition
ASCENDANT as a noun:
1. (ascendant, ascendent) = position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"
2. (ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root) = someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ASCENDANT as an adjective:
1. (ascendant, ascendent, ascensive) = tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
2. (ascendant, ascendent, dominating) = most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"