lechery
4
9.6
- noun
- /ˈlɛtʃəri/
- Offensive
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lascivia
- The complaint detailed her husband's lechery and unfaithfulness during their marriage.
Examples
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His lechery was evident in the way he pursued multiple romantic relationships simultaneously.
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Virtue or lechery?
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We have here the most dangerous piece of lechery ever known in the commonwealth.
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Conquer your own lechery, Miles.
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To your own knowledge... has John Proctor committed the crime of lechery?
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She'll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor.
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Eyes filled with lechery, the pirate moves toward Betsy.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was a time of feasting, drinking, dancing, and even lechery.
Academic text (1990) -
She was burdened with someone else's lies, someone else's lechery.
Fiction book (1991) -
The novel explores themes of lechery and the consequences of unchecked desire.
Synonyms
84
3.4
A very strong sexual desire that people see as wrong
18
9.1
Too much drinking and sex for pleasure
4
7.9
Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive
2
8.8
A state of having very strong sexual desire and often acting on it
1
9.9
A strong sexual desire that many people find offensive
1
9.9
A strong, improper interest in sex or sexual details
1
7.2
A strong desire to have sex with someone
1
9.9
A very strong desire for sex that makes someone give in to it
1
9.9
Sexual behaviour that many people find rude
Strong sexual desire shown in an inappropriate way
A strong desire to have sex
Open sexual behavior that many people see as morally wrong
An excessive interest in sex and sexual stories
A life of too much drinking, sex, and other wrong behavior
A very strong, unhealthy desire for sex
Antonyms
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3.3
Being able to stop yourself from acting on strong feelings or wants when it is hard
How Lecherous
Surface Forms
Morphology
lechery = lech (transparent) = lech + ery
The noun is directly formed from the verb 'lech' with the noun-forming suffix '-ery', yielding the meaning 'practice or state of lechery'.
Etymology
The word lechery comes from an old verb that meant 'to lick' and is related to the common word lick. Long ago the image of 'licking' was used for strong sexual desire, so lechery now means too much, uncontrolled sexual desire.