lasciviousness

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ləˈsɪvi.əsnəs/ UK /ləˈsɪvɪ.əsnəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #149505

Meanings

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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

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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