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Licentious vs Concupiscent - What's the difference?

licentious | concupiscent |

As adjectives the difference between licentious and concupiscent

is that licentious is lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct while concupiscent is amorous, lustful; feeling sexy.

licentious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
  • Disregarding accepted rules.

    • Derived terms

    * licentiousness

    See also

    * incontinent

    concupiscent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Amorous, lustful; feeling sexy.
  • * 1894 —
    • Is not such an one likely to seat the concupiscent and covetous element on the vacant throne and to suffer it to play the great king within him, girt with tiara and chain and scimitar?
  • * 1922 —
    • Call the roller of big cigars, / The muscular one, and bid him whip / In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.

    Related terms

    * concupiscence * concupiscently * concupiscible