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lascivient

/ləˈsɪviənt/

lascivient adjective: lascivious.

Adjective

lascivient (comparative more lascivient, superlative most lascivient)

  1. (obsolete) lascivious
    • lascivient cruelty1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for William Morden […], →OCLC

Forms of lascivient

comparativemore lascivient
superlativemost lascivient

Origin of lascivient

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

Words formed from lascivient

Questions about lascivient

What does lascivient mean?
Lascivient means lascivious.
What part of speech is lascivient?
Lascivient is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lascivient?
Lascivient is pronounced /ləˈsɪviənt/.

Words near lascivient in the dictionary

  1. lasciviate
  2. lasciviated
  3. lasciviates
  4. lasciviating
  5. lasciviency
  6. lascivient
  7. lascivious
  8. lasciviously
  9. lasciviousness
  10. lascivities
  11. lascivity

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