salacity
- noun
- /səˈlæsɪti/
- Offensive
- The film was criticized for the salacity of certain scenes.
Examples
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Tabloids are often filled with stories of celebrity salacity and scandal.
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The novel was criticized for its salacity.
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His speech was marked by unexpected salacity that shocked the audience.
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Many felt the film's salacity was unnecessary.
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His speech was marked by unexpected salacity that shocked the audience.
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Tabloids are often filled with stories of celebrity salacity and scandal.
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The film was criticized for the salacity of certain scenes.
Synonyms
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7.4
Sexual or rude material that offends people
17
7.4
A lack of good taste and politeness in speech or behavior
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7.9
A quality that makes people feel sexual desire
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7.9
Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive
2
9.3
A strong interest in physical and sexual pleasure
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9.9
A strong sexual desire that many people find offensive
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9.9
A way of acting that uses sexual words and images to shock or excite people
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8.4
A way someone looks or speaks that makes others feel attracted to them
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9.2
A type of indecent sexual joke or language
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7.8
A mood that makes people feel sexual interest
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9.5
Bold language or behavior that is slightly rude and may shock people
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7.9
A quality that makes people feel sexual interest
A quality of speech or writing that is rude about sex
Antonyms
How Salacious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Salacity comes from the Latin salax meaning 'lustful', which comes from salire 'to leap' — imagine someone 'leaping' after desire, and you can see the same idea in the word salacious. So salacity means a strong interest in sexual things or lewd behaviour, which is why it describes obscene actions.