prurience

prurience
The quality of being prurient.

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  • Prurience — Pru ri*ence, Pruriency Pru ri*en*cy, n. The quality or state of being prurient. [1913 Webster] The pruriency of curious ears. Burke. [1913 Webster] There is a prurience in the speech of some. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prurience — index pornography Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • prurience — [[t]prʊ͟əriəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Prurience is a strong interest that someone shows in sexual matters. [FORMAL] Nobody ever lost money by overestimating the public s prurience …   English dictionary

  • prurience — prurient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES prurience noun pruriency noun pruriently adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «having a craving»: from Latin prurire itch, long, be wanton …   English terms dictionary

  • prurience — noun Date: 1781 the quality or state of being prurient …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prurience — See prurient. * * * …   Universalium

  • prurience — Synonyms and related words: an universal wolf, andromania, animality, aphrodisia, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, bawdiness, biological urge, bodily appetite, carnal desire, carnality, clitoromania, concupiscence, coveting, craving,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • prurience — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Sexual hunger: amativeness, concupiscence, desire, eroticism, erotism, itch, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, passion, pruriency. See DESIRE, SEX …   English dictionary for students

  • prurience — pru·ri·ence || prÊŠrɪəns / prÊŠÉ™r n. lustfulness, licentiousness, state of being obsessed with sex; state of promoting lustful thoughts or behavior …   English contemporary dictionary

  • prurience — n.; (also pruriency) Itching, longing, lust, desire, appetite, hankering, cupidity, covetousness …   New dictionary of synonyms

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