pruriency
81prurient — ► 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 …
82pruriently — 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 …
83prurient — [proor′ē ənt] adj. [L pruriens < prurire, to itch, long for, be lecherous < IE base * preus , to burn, FREEZE > L pruna, live coal] 1. having or expressing lustful ideas or desires 2. tending to excite lust; lascivious; lewd 3. Rare… …
84amativeness — noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire • Syn: ↑amorousness, ↑eroticism, ↑erotism, ↑sexiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑amative, ↑sexy (for: ↑sexi …
85amorousness — noun 1. a feeling of love or fondness • Syn: ↑enamoredness • Derivationally related forms: ↑enamored (for: ↑enamoredness), ↑amorous • Hypernyms: ↑love …
86lustful — adjective 1. vigorously passionate • Syn: ↑lusty, ↑concupiscent • Similar to: ↑passionate • Derivationally related forms: ↑concupiscence (for: ↑ …
87prurient — adj. 1 having an unhealthy obsession with sexual matters. 2 encouraging such an obsession. Derivatives: prurience n. pruriency n. pruriently adv. Etymology: L prurire itch, be wanton …
88sexiness — noun the arousal of feelings of sexual desire • Syn: ↑amorousness, ↑eroticism, ↑erotism, ↑amativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑amative (for: ↑amativeness), ↑ …
