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   salacity

   /səˈlasɪti/

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   • 1. the expression of undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters; salaciousness: dated "you have to learn to tame your salacity"

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   What is another word for salacity?

   • (uncountable) The state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness. (countable) An act which is salacious (lewd, obscene or bawdy). From Latin salācītātem, from salāx (“salacious, lustful”) + -ity. Find similar words to salacity using the buttons below.

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   Where did the word salacity come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun salacity is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for salacity is from 1605, in the writing of Andrew Willet, Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist. salacity is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin salācītāt-em.

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   What does salacious mean?

   • 1. Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire: salacious reading material. 2. Characterized by or indicating sexual desire; lustful: a salacious wink. [From Latin salāx, salāc-, fond of leaping, lustful, from salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots .] sa·la′cious·ness, sa·lac′i·ty (sə-lăs′ĭ-tē) n.

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   Salacity is the quality or state of being salacious, which means having or showing a strong interest in sexual matters. Learn the etymology, usage, and related words of salacity from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   noun. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner. synonyms: bawdiness, lewdness, obscenity, salaciousness. see more.

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   Salacity means appealing to or stimulating sexual desire, or characterized by or indicating sexual desire. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of salacity in English and other languages.

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   Oct 24, 2023 · Noun. salacity (usually uncountable, plural salacities) ( uncountable) The state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness . ( countable) An act that is salacious, ( lewd, obscene or bawdy ); a salacious image or piece of writing.

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   Salacity definition: (uncountable) The state or quality of being salacious ; lewdness , obscenity , bawdiness .

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   Salacity is the quality of being lustful, lewd, or obscene. It can also imply an excessive or inappropriate interest in sexual matters. Find out more about its etymology, pronunciation, numerology and translations in different languages.

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   Salacity is a noun that means the quality of being salacious, or sexually suggestive. It comes from Latin salācītāt-em, meaning salty or briny. See the earliest known use, pronunciation and frequency of salacity in English.