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prurience

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pru·ri·ent  (prr-nt)
adj.
1. Inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious.
2.
a. Characterized by an inordinate interest in sex: prurient thoughts.
b. Arousing or appealing to an inordinate interest in sex: prurient literature.
[Latin prrins, prrient-, present participle of prrre, to yearn for, itch; see preus- in Indo-European roots.]
pruri·ence, pruri·en·cy n.
pruri·ent·ly adv.
prurience, pruriency
an inclination toward lewdness or lustfulness; lustful behavior. — prurient, adj.
See also: Sex
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prurience - feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
carnality, lasciviousness, lubricity, pruriency
amativeness, sexiness, amorousness, eroticism, erotism - the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Translations
prurience [ˈprʊərɪəns] N → salacidad f, lascivia f
prurience
n → Anzüglichkeit f; (of person) → Lüsternheit f
prurience [ˈprʊərɪəns] n (unhealthy interest) → curiosità morbosa, lascivia
prurience [ˈprʊərɪəns] n (unhealthy interest) → curiosità morbosa, lascivia


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There is no folly so besotted that the idiotic rivalries of society, the prurience, the rashness, the blindness of youth, will not hurry a man to its commission.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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