Con*niv"ent (#), a. [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.