lasciviousness C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ləˈsɪvi.əsnəs/ UK /ləˈsɪvɪ.əsnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #149505 Meanings 1 noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness He smiled again, this time with a good-humoured lasciviousness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · feeling morbid sexual... prurience Etymology From lascivious + -ness. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lasciviousness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ləˈsɪvi.əsnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ləˈsɪvɪ.əsnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 149505 ## Meanings 1. feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness ## Examples - He smiled again, this time with a good-humoured lasciviousness. ## Synonyms - prurience ## Etymology From lascivious + -ness. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown