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Webster 1913 Edition
Connivent
Con-niv′ent
(#)
, Adj.
[L.
connivens
, p. pr.] 1.
Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive;
as,
. connivent
justice[R.]
Milton.
2.
(Biol.)
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Connivent
CONNIVENT
,Adj.
1.
Shutting the eyes; forbearing to see.2.
In anatomy, the connivent valves are those wrinkles, cellules and vascules, which are found on the inside of the two intestines, ilium and jejunum.3.
In botany, closely united; converging together.Definition 2024
connivent
connivent
English
Adjective
connivent (comparative more connivent, superlative most connivent)
- Forbearing to see; intentionally inattentive.
- connivent justice
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
- (biology) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact.
- the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.