concupiscent
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/kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/
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/kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ · /kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ (US) · /kənˈkjuːpə.sənt/ (US)
Definition of concupiscent
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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 chain and scimitar?”
“Call the roller of big cigars, / The muscular one, and bid him whip / In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.”
“The rumors about Carnival 7NC’s are legion, one such rumor being that their Cruises are kind of like floating meat-market bars and that their ships bob with a conspicuous carnal squeakatasqueakata at night. There’s none of this kind of concupiscent behavior aboard the Nadir, I’m happy to say.”
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Etymology
From Latin concupiscens (stem concupiscent-), present participle of concupīscō (“long for, covet”), inchoative of concupiō (“long for”), from con- + cupiō (“desire, wish for”).
Words you can make from concupiscent
200+ playable · top: CONCEPTUS (15 pts)
Best play conceptus 15 points9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
14 words7-letter words
46 words- CONCEPT 13 pts
- ECTOPIC 13 pts
- OCCIPUT 13 pts
- SCEPTIC 13 pts
- CONCEIT 11 pts
- CONCENT 11 pts
- CONCISE 11 pts
- CONNECT 11 pts
- ENTOPIC 11 pts
- INCEPTS 11 pts
- INSPECT 11 pts
- NEPOTIC 11 pts
- PECTINS 11 pts
- PICEOUS 11 pts
- POETICS 11 pts
- POUNCES 11 pts
- CONINES 9 pts
- CONSENT 9 pts
- CONTUSE 9 pts
- INCENTS 9 pts
- NEONICS 9 pts
- NEUSTIC 9 pts
- NOTICES 9 pts
- NUNCIOS 9 pts
- PENSION 9 pts
- PINONES 9 pts
- PINTOES 9 pts
- PITEOUS 9 pts
- POINTES 9 pts
- PONTINE 9 pts
- POUTINE 9 pts
- PUNIEST 9 pts
- PUNNETS 9 pts
- PUNTIES 9 pts
- SECTION 9 pts
- SPINOUT 9 pts
- SUCTION 9 pts
- TENPINS 9 pts
- TOUPIES 9 pts
- UNCTION 9 pts
- UNSPENT 9 pts
- INTONES 7 pts
- NEUSTON 7 pts
- NONSUIT 7 pts
- TENSION 7 pts
- TUNNIES 7 pts
6-letter words
105 words- COCCUS 12 pts
- PECTIC 12 pts
- CONICS 10 pts
- COPENS 10 pts
- COPIES 10 pts
- COUPES 10 pts
- INCEPT 10 pts
- OPTICS 10 pts
- PECTIN 10 pts
- PICOTS 10 pts
- POETIC 10 pts
- PONCES 10 pts
- POUNCE 10 pts
- SCENIC 10 pts
- SCONCE 10 pts
- SEPTIC 10 pts
- STUCCO 10 pts
- TOPICS 10 pts
- CENTOS 8 pts
- CESTOI 8 pts
- COITUS 8 pts
- CONIES 8 pts
- CONINE 8 pts
- CONINS 8 pts
- CONTES 8 pts
- COSINE 8 pts
- COUNTS 8 pts
- COUSIN 8 pts
- CUEIST 8 pts
- CUNITS 8 pts
- CUTIES 8 pts
- CUTINS 8 pts
- ICONES 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INCUSE 8 pts
- INPUTS 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- INSTEP 8 pts
- NEONIC 8 pts
- NETOPS 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- NOCENT 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NONCES 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- NUNCIO 8 pts
- OPINES 8 pts
- OSCINE 8 pts
- OUNCES 8 pts
- PENNIS 8 pts
- PINONS 8 pts
- PINOTS 8 pts
- PINTOS 8 pts
- PISTON 8 pts
- PISTOU 8 pts
- PITONS 8 pts
- POINTE 8 pts
- POINTS 8 pts
- PONENT 8 pts
- PONIES 8 pts
- PONTES 8 pts
- POSTIE 8 pts
- POSTIN 8 pts
- POTSIE 8 pts
- PUISNE 8 pts
- PUNNET 8 pts
- PUNTOS 8 pts
- PUTONS 8 pts
- SOPITE 8 pts
- SPINET 8 pts
- SPINTO 8 pts
- SUPINE 8 pts
- TENPIN 8 pts
- TOCSIN 8 pts
- TONICS 8 pts
- TOUPIE 8 pts
- TUNICS 8 pts
- UNOPEN 8 pts
- UNPENS 8 pts
- UNPENT 8 pts
- UNPINS 8 pts
- UNSTEP 8 pts
- UNSTOP 8 pts
- UPSENT 8 pts
- ENNUIS 6 pts
- INTONE 6 pts
- NITONS 6 pts
- NONETS 6 pts
- NONUSE 6 pts
- OUTIES 6 pts
- OUTSIN 6 pts
- SENNIT 6 pts
- SINNET 6 pts
- SONNET 6 pts
- TENNIS 6 pts
- TENNOS 6 pts
- TENONS 6 pts
- TENUIS 6 pts
- TONNES 6 pts
- UNIONS 6 pts
- UNISON 6 pts
- UNITES 6 pts
- UNSENT 6 pts
- UNTIES 6 pts
5-letter words
31 words- COCCI 11 pts
- CISCO 9 pts
- CONIC 9 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- COPES 9 pts
- COPSE 9 pts
- COSEC 9 pts
- COUPE 9 pts
- COUPS 9 pts
- CUSEC 9 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- CONES 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- CONNS 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- CONUS 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- CUNIT 7 pts
- CUTES 7 pts
- CUTIE 7 pts
- CUTIN 7 pts
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