concupiscence

  • 21concupiscence — /kon kyooh pi seuhns, kong /, n. 1. sexual desire; lust. 2. ardent, usually sensuous, longing. [1300 50; ME < LL concupiscentia. See CONCUPISCENT, ENCE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 22concupiscence — noun An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust. See Also: concupiscent …

    Wiktionary

  • 23concupiscence — Synonyms and related words: andromania, animality, aphrodisia, ardor, bawdiness, biological urge, bodily appetite, carnal desire, carnality, clitoromania, curiosity, desideration, desire, dirtiness, drive, eagerness, eromania, eroticism,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24concupiscence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lust, lechery, prurience; see deSire 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Sexual hunger: amativeness, desire, eroticism, erotism, itch, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, passion, prurience, pruriency. See DESIRE, SEX …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25concupiscence — see CUPIDITY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26concupiscence — con·cu·pis·cence || kÉ™n kjuːpɪsns n. lust, sexual desire …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27concupiscence — [kən kju:pɪs(ə)ns] noun formal lust. Derivatives concupiscent adjective Origin ME: via OFr. from late L. concupiscentia, from L. concupiscent , concupiscere begin to desire …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28concupiscence — n. 1. Inordinate desire, morbid longing, sinful craving, extravagant passion, depraved appetite. 2. Lust, lewdness, lechery, lasciviousness, pruriency, carnal desire, animal appetite …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 29concupiscence — n 1.(all usually of a sensual nature) desire, passion, ardor, longing, wanting, yearning, languishing, pining. 2. lust, lechery, Sl. the hots, Sl. hot pants; lustfulness, lasciviousness, libidinousness, lecherousness, lewdness, prurience,&#8230; …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 30concupiscence — con·cu·pis·cence …

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