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concupiscent
con·cu·pis·cent
/
kɒnˈkyu
pɪ
sənt, kɒŋ-
/
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[
kon-
kyoo
-pi-s
uh
nt, kong-
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
lustful or sensual.
2.
eagerly desirous.
Origin:
1400–50;
<
Latin
concupīscent-
(stem of
concupīscēns,
present participle of
concupīscere
to conceive ardent desire for), equivalent to
con-
con-
+
cup-
(stem of
cupere
to desire) +
-īscent-,
variant 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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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