concupiscent | Word of the Day

June 01, 2018 concupiscent [kon-kyoo-pi-suhnt, kong-] adjective 1. lustful or sensual. 2. eagerly desirous. language Which English Do You Speak? quotes Running Quotes That Will Inspire Your Next Workout WORD OF THE DAY concupiscent continued... QUOTES He looks at Faust’s romance with Gretchen (Camilla Horn) with an agonized tenderness, and at Mephisto’s courtship of the concupiscent Marthe (Yvette Guilbert) with rib-shaking ribaldry. -- Richard Brody, "What to Stream This Weekend," The New Yorker, February 24, 2018 ORIGIN Not many Latin words are as easy to break down into their component parts as concupiscent is. The first element is a variant of the preposition and prefix cum "with," here used as an intensive prefix ("thoroughly"). The second element is the Latin root cup- "desire." The third, -isc, is the inceptive (also called inchoative) suffix ("beginning to …"). The final element is -ent, the inflectional stem of the present participle; concupiscent literally means "beginning to strongly desire" or simply "desirous." Concupiscent entered English in the 14th century. OTHERS ARE READING 1 Words Matter: When A Wife Becomes A Widow How the right words can ease the intense pain of losing a spouse. 2 These Kids Have Bright Ideas About Idioms We asked kids about these idioms. Their responses were priceless. 3 Motherhood Redefines Our Expectations We've all been there, and sometimes you just have to go with the flow. 4 These Tweets Describe Motherhood Perfectly We'd cry if we weren't laughing so hard at these Twitter Moms 5 Recite These Words When You're Feeling Stressed Saying These Words Every Day Will Create Happiness In Your Life © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy