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    concupiscent
    /kənˈkjuːpɪs(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. filled with sexual desire; lustful: formal "concupiscent dreams"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › concupiscenceConcupiscence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    kən- adjective. Synonyms. desire. eroticism. horniness. hots. itch. lech. letch. libidinousness. lustfulness. lustihood. passion. salaciousness. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of concupiscence in a Sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › concupiscentCONCUPISCENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Concupiscent definition: lustful or sensual. See examples of CONCUPISCENT used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONCUPISCENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CONCUPISCENCE definition: 1. sexual desire 2. sexual desire. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › concupiscentConcupiscent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's concupiscent longs for another person in a romantic or lustful way. This formal word, which means passionate or lustful, comes from the Latin concupere, "to be very desirous of," and its root, cupere, "to long for."

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconcupiscence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of concupiscence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › concupiscentConcupiscent - definition of concupiscent by The Free Dictionary

    Define concupiscent. concupiscent synonyms, concupiscent pronunciation, concupiscent translation, English dictionary definition of concupiscent. n. A strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust. con·cu′pis·cent adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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    noun. sexual desire; lust. ardent, usually sensuous, longing. concupiscence. / kənˈkjuːpɪsəns / noun. strong desire, esp sexual desire. Discover More. Derived Forms. conˈcupiscent, adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of concupiscence 1. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Late Latin word concupīscentia.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONCUPISCENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. strong desire, esp sexual desire. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. concupiscent (conˈcupiscent) adjective. Word origin. C14: from Church Latin concupiscentia, from Latin concupiscere to covet ardently, from cupere to wish, desire.

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    Jun 2, 2024 · concupiscent (comparative more concupiscent, superlative most concupiscent) Amorous; lustful. 1894 — Plato's The Republic, Book VIII, translated by Benjamin Jowett Is not such an one likely to seat the concupiscent and covetous element on the vacant throne and to suffer it to play the great king within him, girt with tiara and ...

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › concupiscenceConcupiscence - definition of concupiscence by ... - The Free...

    Define concupiscence. concupiscence synonyms, concupiscence pronunciation, concupiscence translation, English dictionary definition of concupiscence. n. A strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust. con·cu′pis·cent adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.