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
  • Her passionate speech about the dangers of undervaluing yourself gives her a huge leg up in the Oscar race for Best Actress.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Yamada focuses her work on culture, identity and politics, and is passionate about using her lens to connect with people, share their stories and make a meaningful impact in their communities.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • Offering hot drinks and a lounge with sofas, as well as booths for injections, the Safer Drug Consumption Facility is the first of its kind in Britain and follows similar initiatives in other cities around the world, including New York.
    Stephen Castle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • These hot, dry, east-to-west winds caused by a high-pressure system are typical of the Santa Ana winds, which can afflict Southern California more than a dozen times per year.
    Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of hot
Adjective
  • Joining Thomas’s ensuing battle to save his wife from the lustful Orlok’s trance is Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz (Willem Dafoe).
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • Of course, her new leaf still looks suspiciously like her old one — the goal of her study is to prove that women are just as horny as men.
    Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That level of sentiment would be tough to maintain if a show about such fundamentally horny, stupid people planned to last for several more years.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of horny
Adjective
  • This time around, even critics were convinced, joining in with libidinous fans to praise the blood-sucking second season, which was recently nominated for two Critics Choice Awards after being largely snubbed by voting bodies last year.
    Elaina Patton, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is more a Romanian folk vampire — decayed but still quite libidinous — than suave, past aristocrats limned by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee.
    Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of libidinous
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concupiscent

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