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lascivient

/ləˈsɪviənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
las-civient
IPA
/ləˈsɪviənt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

lascivious

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin lasciviens, pr. of lascivire (“to be wanton”), from lascivus. See lascivious. By surface analysis, Latin lascīv(us) + -i- + -ent.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more lascivient (comparative) most lascivient (superlative)

Derived Forms

lasciviency lascivious

Questions

How do you pronounce lascivient?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈsɪviənt/.
What does lascivient mean?
lascivious
Where does lascivient come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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