How do you pronounce concupiscent?

The recorded pronunciation is /kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/.

concupiscent

/kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: con-cu-pis-cent
IPA: /kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/

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Meaning

adj

Amorous; lustful.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: concupiscens

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/
British English: /kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/

Inflected Forms

more concupiscent (comparative) most concupiscent (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

concupiscence concupiscently concupiscible

Synonyms

lustful lusty