concupiscent

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concupiscent

/kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ UK
/kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ US
/kənˈkjuːpə.sənt/ US

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From Latin concupiscens (stem concupiscent-), present participle of concupīscō (“long for, covet”), inchoative of concupiō (“long for”), from con- + cupiō (“desire, wish for”).

adjective more concupiscent · 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 chain and scimitar?

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adj amorous, lustful

Español	concupiscente
Deutsch	wollüstig, lüstern

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@misc{concupiscent_2026,
  title = {concupiscent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concupiscent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}