concupiscent
- adjective
- /ˌkɒn.kjuˈpɪ.sənt/
- NSFW
:
concupiscente
- The film's romantic scenes were filled with concupiscent moments that left the audience breathless.
Examples
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Richelieu smiles, concupiscent.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Vickie rose from the bench, came toward me, and, taking care not to become entangled in my spinal cord, gave me a mildly concupiscent hug.
Fiction book (2001) -
But sufficient energy remains to fuel a concupiscent look at the blue-eyed cuties.
Academic text (1997) -
That concupiscent women welcome fiendish embraces culminating in diabolic intercourse.
Fiction book (1991) -
Goats, concupiscent animals with cloven hooves, separated from sheep allegorically in the Bible, are routinely associated with the devil.
Academic text (1999) -
But in 1908, he moved on to Moscow because he found the intellectuals of St. Petersburg a concupiscent and frivolously thin stratum at the very top.
Academic text (1991) -
He has a concupiscent nature that often leads him to flirt with everyone he meets.
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In her novel, the author explores the concupiscent desires of her characters in vivid detail.
Synonyms
193
7.2
Feeling a strong desire for sex
11
9.5
Showing strong sexual desire that makes others uncomfortable
10
9.9
Having too much interest in sex that makes other people uncomfortable
7
8.8
Showing strong sexual interest that makes others feel uncomfortable
3
9.9
Having very strong sexual desire
1
8.7
Having very strong sexual desire and acting on it often
1
7.9
Having a very strong sexual desire or being very sexually attractive
1
6.6
Feeling sexual excitement or desire
Antonyms
How Lustful
- Offensive
7
8.8
- NSFW
- NSFW
1
6.6
485
2.0
20
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
concupiscent = concupiscence (semi-transparent) = concupisc + ent
The adjective is formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ent' to the noun 'concupiscence', so the relation is directly derivable.
Etymology
The word concupiscent comes from the Latin concupiscere, made of con- 'together' and cupere 'to desire'. Think of Cupid, the god of desire, to remember that concupiscent means full of strong, often sexual, desire.