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View synonyms for concupiscent

concupiscent

[ kon-kyoo-pi-suhnt, kong- ]

adjective

  1. Today's woman is no longer just the plaything of the concupiscent male.

  2. eagerly desirous.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of concupiscent1

First recorded in 1400–50; from Latin concupiscent- (stem of concupiscēns, present participle of concupiscere “to conceive an ardent desire for”), equivalent to concupere “to desire greatly” (equivalent of con- intensive prefix + cupere “to desire”) + -escent inchoative suffix; con-, -escent

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Example Sentences

It is true of cynical, profligate, and concupiscent art as well.

That was why, when he had finished his second ballad, and sometimes even sooner, concupiscent looks appeared in their eyes.

Hence dilectio is not in the concupiscent nature, but in the will, and therefore in the rational nature.

"To hear of such deeds is not likely to cause concupiscent movements in normal men," said Fra Tomasso dryly.

Some American's concupiscent eye had alighted on her, observed her beauty, and marked her down.

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