salacity
ʃəs adjective
1.
lustful or lecherous.
2.
(of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent.
Origin:
1635–45; < Latin salāci- (stem of salāx) lustful (derivative of salīre to jump, move spasmodically, spurt; see salient, saltation) + -ous
1635–45; < Latin salāci- (stem of salāx) lustful (derivative of salīre to jump, move spasmodically, spurt; see salient, saltation) + -ous
Related forms
sa·la·cious·ly, adverb
un·sa·la·cious, adjective
un·sa·la·cious·ly, adverb
un·sa·la·cious·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. lewd, wanton, lascivious, libidinous. 2. pornographic.
1. lewd, wanton, lascivious, libidinous. 2. pornographic.
Antonyms
1. modest.
1. modest.
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salacious (səˈleɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having an excessive interest in sex |
| 2. | (of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd |
| [C17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap] | |
| sa'laciously | |
| —adv | |
| sa'laciousness | |
| —n | |
| salacity | |
| —n | |
| salacious (səˈleɪʃəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having an excessive interest in sex |
| 2. | (of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd |
| [C17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap] | |
| sa'laciously | |
| —adv | |
| sa'laciousness | |
| —n | |
| salacity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
salacious
1661, from L. salax (gen. salacis) "lustful," probably originally "fond of leaping," as in a male animal leaping on a female in sexual advances, from salire "to leap" (see salient). Earliest form of the word in Eng. is salacity (1605).
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