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lenocinant

lenocinant adjective: lewd; lascivious; lustful.

Adjective

lenocinant (comparative more lenocinant, superlative most lenocinant)

  1. (archaic, rare) Lewd; lascivious; lustful.
    • ([…] boldened by the counsel or example of their lenocinant Leaders) […]1664, Henry More, A modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity, etc. (The Apology of Dr H. More. Wherein is contained ... a more general account of the manner and scope of his writings, etc.)., page...
    • The arch-priest of a Muse lenocinant; […]1985, Jerold Savory, Patricia Marks, The Smiling Muse: Victoriana in the Comic Press, Associated University Presses, →ISBN, page 175

Forms of lenocinant

comparativemore lenocinant
superlativemost lenocinant

Origin of lenocinant

From Latin lenocinans, present participle of lenocinari (“to pander, cajole”), akin to leno (“pimp”).

Questions about lenocinant

What does lenocinant mean?
Lenocinant means lewd; lascivious; lustful.
What part of speech is lenocinant?
Lenocinant is an adjective.

Words near lenocinant in the dictionary

  1. Lenné Triangle
  2. leno
  3. Lenobel
  4. Lenoble
  5. lenoblite
  6. lenocinant
  7. lenocinate
  8. lenocinating
  9. lenocinium
  10. lenograstim
  11. lenoi

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