lascivient

English

Etymology

From Latin lasciviens, pr. of lascivire (“to be wanton”), from lascivus. See lascivious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈsɪviənt/

Adjective

lascivient (comparative more lascivient, superlative most lascivient)

1. (obsolete) lascivious
   • 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:

     lascivient cruelty

Derived terms

• lascivience

References

• “lascivient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

lascīvient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of lascīviō