lascivient

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/ləˈsɪviənt/

adjective

lascivious

OriginLatin lasciviens →
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Meanings

adjectivelascivient (comparative more lascivient, superlative most lascivient)

comparative more lascivient · superlative most lascivient

  1. obsoletelascivious

    lascivient cruelty

    1659, 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

Origin

  1. Latinlasciviens
  2. Englishlascivient

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

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Anagrams

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APA

lascivient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lascivient

MLA

“lascivient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lascivient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lascivient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lascivient.

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