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con·cu·pis·cent
/
kɒnˈkyu
pɪ
sənt
,
kɒŋ-
/
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[
kon-
kyoo
-pi-s
uh
nt
,
kong-
]
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–adjective
1.
lustful or sensual.
2.
eagerly desirous.
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Origin:
1400–50;
< L
concupīscent-
(s. of
concupīscēns,
prp. of
concupīscere
to conceive ardent desire for), equiv. to
con-
con-
+
cup-
(s. of
cupere
to desire) +
-īscent-,
var. of
-ēscent-
-escent
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concupiscence
(kənˈkjuːpɪsəns)
—
n
strong desire, esp sexual desire
[C14: from Church Latin
concupiscentia,
from Latin
concupiscere
to covet ardently, from
cupere
to wish, desire]
con'cupiscent
—
adj
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Word Origin & History
concupiscent
mid-15c., from L.
concupiscentem
, prp. of
concupiscere
(see
concupiscence
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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