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concupiscent

adjective

Definition of concupiscentnext
as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire such was Giacomo Casanova's notoriety as a promiscuous lover that his name became an epithet for a concupiscent man of the world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concupiscent
  1. passionate
  2. hot
  3. lustful
  4. horny
  5. libidinous
Adjective
  • Educators caught in the middle Feelings are pretty passionate on both sides.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Astrologically, this lunation will peak in the bold and pioneering sign of Aries, adding a fiery and passionate vibe to this visually striking moment.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • Tomica tells us Tiny Traitor Katie is reaching the Love Island crew (hot, young people).
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The technology is initially aimed at simple-cycle gas turbines, which generate electricity directly from hot combustion gases but release substantial amounts of remaining heat through their exhaust.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of hot
Adjective
  • Robert also identifies the lustful subtext of Bret’s fixation on Robert and Susan together.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • Musgraves has been leaning fully into her unabashedly horny era.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • White's bad-boy heartthrob status has given way to many horny memes, as well as curiosity about his love life.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Definition of horny
Adjective
  • La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The 10-minute score, with begins with a virtuosic timpani solo, is meant to evoke the libidinous atmosphere in Mexico City dance clubs in the 1980s.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of libidinous
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“Concupiscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concupiscent. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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