'Connivent' definitions:
Definition of 'Connivent'
From: GCIDE
- Connivent \Con*niv"ent\, a. [L. connivens, p. pr.]
- 1. Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]