heypolyglot
Italian

errante

/erˈran.te/adjectiveC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,905

Meaning

wandering, roaming, errant

  • traveling constantly without a fixed destination; roving
  • straying from the right path (literal or moral)

In a sentence

Il cavaliere errante attraversava boschi sconosciuti in cerca di gloria.

The knight-errant crossed unknown woods in search of glory.

Le leggende narrano di uno spirito errante che protegge la valle.

Legends tell of a wandering spirit that protects the valley.

Vivevano come tribù erranti attraverso l'altopiano.

They lived as wandering tribes across the plateau.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
errantemasculine · singular
errantefeminine · singular
errantimasculine · plural
errantifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Literary: rarely heard in everyday spoken Italian; common in poetry, folklore, and fantasy literature.

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