pruriency
1Pruriency — 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] …
2pruriency — 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 …
3pruriency — noun Date: 1795 prurience …
4pruriency — See prurience. * * * …
5pruriency — noun prurience …
6pruriency — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Sexual hunger: amativeness, concupiscence, desire, eroticism, erotism, itch, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, passion, prurience. See DESIRE, SEX …
7pruriency — n. See prurience …
8pruriency — pru·ri·en·cy …
9pruriency — noun feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness • Syn: ↑prurience, ↑lasciviousness, ↑carnality, ↑lubricity • Derivationally related forms: ↑carnal (for: ↑carnality), ↑ …
10Prurience — 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] …
