Word Meanings - CONNIVENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc. (more info) 1. Forbearing to see; designedly

Additional info about word: CONNIVENT

Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc. (more info) 1. Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice. Milton.

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