couchant

Flat with head raised

Couchant describes an animal lying down with its head raised, a posture seen in heraldic imagery: a lion couchant.

The term appears almost exclusively in descriptions of coats of arms and similar formal contexts, where it contrasts with rampant (rearing up) and passant (walking).

heraldic

rampant

Flourishing beyond control

salientNotably prominent
dormantInactive but capable
courantFlowing baroque dance

lion · beast · blazon · escutcheon · charge · field · crest · argent · azure · or

resting

lying

Stating known falsehoods

crouchingBending low, knees bent
reposePeaceful stillness or calm
proneInclined or face-down

supine · reclining · lounging · settled · nestled · curled · sprawled · prostrate · relaxed · peaceful

submissive

docile

Easily controlled or taught

meekHumbly unassertive
yieldingBending under pressure
subduedReduced in intensity

cowering · lowered · bowed · deferential · humble · tame · passive · obedient · compliant · acquiescent

Opposites

heraldic posture/activity level

couchantrampant

Flourishing beyond control

salient · erect · dormant

bodily orientation

couchanterect

Vertical in position

upright · vertical · standing · rearing · raised

Family

couch, recumbent, couching, couched

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