concupiscence

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kɑnˈkjupɪsəns/ UK /kɒnˈkjuːpɪsəns/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
strong sexual desire; lust

The sermon warned the congregation against concupiscence.

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Synonyms

1 noun · strong sexual desire; lust lust desire craving carnality libido sensuality appetite

Opposites

chastity abstinence continence

Word family

Derived forms concupiscent

Related forms concupiscent cupidity Cupid

Etymology

From Old French concupiscence, from Late Latin concupiscentia ('eager desire'), from Latin concupiscere ('to long for, covet'), inchoative of concupere, from com- (intensive) + cupere ('to desire').

concupiscere Latin cupere Latin

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# concupiscence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kɑnˈkjupɪsəns
**IPA (UK):** kɒnˈkjuːpɪsəns

## Meanings
1. strong sexual desire; lust

## Examples
- The sermon warned the congregation against concupiscence.

## Synonyms
- lust
- desire
- craving
- carnality
- libido
- sensuality
- appetite

## Antonyms
- chastity
- abstinence
- continence

## Derived Forms
- concupiscent

## Related Forms
- concupiscent
- cupidity
- Cupid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concupiscere
- Root: cupere

## Etymology
From Old French concupiscence, from Late Latin concupiscentia ('eager desire'), from Latin concupiscere ('to long for, covet'), inchoative of concupere, from com- (intensive) + cupere ('to desire').

## AI Etymology
Concupiscence comes from Old French concupiscence, from Late Latin concupiscentia ('eager desire'), from Latin concupiscere ('to long for, covet'), inchoative of concupere, from com- (intensive) + cupere ('to desire'). The historical trail runs through concupiscere in Latin and cupere in Latin. Morphologically, concupiscence is transparent: it draws on Old French concupiscence, from Late Latin concupiscentia ('eager desire'), from Latin concupiscere ('to long for, covet'), inchoative of concupere, from com- (intensive) + cupere ('to desire'). Used as a noun, concupiscence now means "strong sexual desire; lust", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as concupiscent and related forms such as concupiscent, cupidity, and Cupid. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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