Associations to the word «Recumbent»

Wiktionary

RECUMBENT, adjective. Lying down.
RECUMBENT, adjective. Inactive; idle.
RECUMBENT, noun. A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.

Dictionary definition

RECUMBENT, adjective. Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats