lasciviousness
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- noun
- /ləˈsɪv.i.əs.nəs/
- Offensive
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lascivia
- Are, bear with me, lasciviousness, wantonness and intemperance.
Are, bear with me, lasciviousness, wantonness and intemperance.
- Are, bear with me, lasciviousness, wantonness and intemperance.
Examples
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Instead of expressing concern for the safety of their friend Eleanor, who sits in front while Joan rides in back, Richard focuses on her "wealth of knee," his lasciviousness kindled by his inebriation despite the wintry weather (94).
Fiction book (1996) -
The novel explores the theme of lasciviousness through its controversial characters and their immoral desires.
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Sure, there are the occasional conservative bloggers who saw it and were repulsed by the implied lasciviousness.
Blog text (4) -
And she thought of Orhan, saying, 'People who think of Turks think of killing and lasciviousness, which is sad, for we are complicated and have many natures.'
Fiction book (1994) -
Even adultery and lasciviousness, uncleanness, idolatry and rioting, vanity and wrath.
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In today's society, lasciviousness can often be depicted in certain advertisements that push the boundaries of good taste.
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Many critics argue that the film's lasciviousness detracted from its otherwise powerful message about love and relationships.
Synonyms
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A liking for physical pleasure, often sexual
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A quality that makes people feel sexual desire
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Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive
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Strong desire for sex and actions that offend other people
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A strong interest in physical and sexual pleasure
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A way of acting that uses sexual words and images to shock or excite people
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A strong, improper interest in sex or sexual details
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A strong desire to have sex with someone
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Sexual behaviour that many people find rude
Strong sexual desire shown in an inappropriate way
A strong desire to have sex
An excessive interest in sex and sexual stories
Open sexual behavior that many people see as morally wrong
Strong desire for physical pleasure from touch, good food, or music
Antonyms
How Lewd
Surface Forms
Morphology
lasciviousness = lascivious (transparent) = lascivious + ness
A standard nominalization formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'lascivious', so the noun meaning is directly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
The word lasciviousness comes from the old Latin word lascivus, which meant 'playful' or 'wanton'. So think of playfulness that goes too far, because lasciviousness now means 'strong, often offensive sexual desire'.