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Meaning of "lascivious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LASCIVIOUS

From Late Latin lascīviōsus, from Latin lascīvia wantonness, from lascīvus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LASCIVIOUS

lascivious  [ləˈsɪvɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LASCIVIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lascivious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LASCIVIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lascivious in the English dictionary

The definition of lascivious in the dictionary is lustful; lecherous. Other definition of lascivious is exciting sexual desire.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LASCIVIOUS


bivious
ˈbɪvɪəs
Clavius
ˈkleɪvɪəs
devious
ˈdiːvɪəs
envious
ˈɛnvɪəs
impervious
ɪmˈpɜːvɪəs
invious
ˈɪnvɪəs
lixivious
lɪkˈsɪvɪəs
multivious
mʌlˈtɪvɪəs
niveous
ˈnɪvɪəs
nonobvious
ˌnɒnˈɒbvɪəs
oblivious
əˈblɪvɪəs
obvious
ˈɒbvɪəs
overobvious
ˌəʊvərˈɒbvɪəs
pervious
ˈpɜːvɪəs
pluvious
ˈpluːvɪəs
previous
ˈpriːvɪəs
unenvious
ʌnˈenvɪəs
unobvious
ʌnˈɒbvɪəs
uveous
ˈjuːvɪəs
Vesuvius
vɪˈsuːvɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LASCIVIOUS

lasagna
lasagne
lascar
Lascaux
lasciviously
lasciviousness
Lasdun
lase
laser
laser beam
laser card
laser light
laser printer
laser proof
laser ring gyro
laser show
laser surgery
laser treatment
laser weapon
laser-guidance

WORDS THAT END LIKE LASCIVIOUS

ambitious
anxious
conscious
curious
delicious
furious
glorious
hilarious
infectious
luxurious
mysterious
notorious
precious
prestigious
religious
serious
spacious
suspicious
various
vicious

Synonyms and antonyms of lascivious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LASCIVIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lascivious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lascivious

Translation of «lascivious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LASCIVIOUS

Find out the translation of lascivious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lascivious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lascivious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

好色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lasciva
570 millions of speakers

English

lascivious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कामुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فاسق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

похотливый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lascivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লম্পট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lascif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berahi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lasziv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

扇情的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음탕 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lascivious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa dâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமம் மிகுந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कामुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şehvetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lascivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprośny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хтивий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lasciv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάγνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

losbandige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lider
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vellystig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lascivious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LASCIVIOUS»

The term «lascivious» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LASCIVIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lascivious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lascivious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lascivious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LASCIVIOUS»

Discover the use of lascivious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lascivious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lascivious Bodies: A Sexual History of the Eighteenth Century
From Florentine lesbian nuns to French cattle buggers Lascivious Bodies examines all sorts of sex, in all sorts of places, with all sorts of people.
Julie Peakman, 2005
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Lust's dominion; or, The lascivious queen. Hero and Leander. ...
Christopher Marlowe George Robinson. LUST'S DOMINION ;' on, THE LASCIVIOUS QUEEN. MW»! Lust's Dominion ; or the Lascivious Queen, a Tagedie. Writ—
Christopher Marlowe, George Robinson, 1826
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Limericks for Thinkers: Some Semi-subversive, Lightly ...
He'd love to think that this collection might prod others to enlist whimsical measures to share theirs.
Ken Carter, 2007
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Lust's Dominion; Or The Lascivious Queen. Hero And Leander. ...
Lust's Dominion ; or the Lascivious Queen, a Tagedie. Written by Christofer Marlee, Gent. London, printed for F. Kand no to be sold by Robert Pollard, at the sign of Ben Jonson's head, on the back side of the Old Exchange, 1657, 121110.
‎1826
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The Tragedy of King Richard III
Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front. And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds 10 To fright the souls of fearful adversaries. He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute. But I that am not shaped ...
William Shakespeare, John Jowett, 2000
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Nothing Risque, Nothing Gained: Ribald Riddles, Lascivious ...
This celebration of verbal ingenuity on impolite subjects includes puns of every sort, spoonerisms, Tom Swifties, and a grand Dirty Dictionary.
Richard Lederer, 1995
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Lascivious Scenes in the Convent
Presiding over a secluded convent in Italy is the beautiful Mother Abbess, who joined the sisterhood to escape the scandal of her adulterous affair with a young man.
‎2000
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Toward an Understanding of Language: Charles Carpenter Fries ...
Lascivious; wanton. Hence lasciviently, adtn, immoderately, wantonly. 1653 H. More Cabbala 47: The various toyings and titillations of the lascivient Life of the Vehicle. 1664 H. More Iniquity 331: Men ran up and down in Vizards madly and ...
Peter Howard Fries, Nancy M. Fries, 1985
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Collective Decision Making: Views from Social Choice and ...
However, ranking a before b means that he does not want that Mr. Lascivious can benefit inany way from reading the book and he is ready to sacrifice himself in this matter. In contrast, one can imagine that Mr. Lascivious will rank c at the ...
Adrian Van Deemen, Agnieszka Rusinowska, 2010
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... s) Lascivious, like lewd, definitely suggests sensuality, but it carries a clearer implication of an inclination to lustfulness or of a capacity for inciting lust ( lascivious desires) (lascivious thoughts) (lascivious glances) (lascivious dress) < tales that ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LASCIVIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lascivious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Belarussian Models Tell Harrowing Tales of '700 Kilometers of Hell …
... a drowning scare, pilfering strawberries from village garden plots or fleeing to escape a lascivious truck driver clad only in his underpants. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
2
New jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley hijacks Keith Sweat's Starlight …
His frequent area appearances are lascivious but not overly lewd. Sweat's first six albums sold more than 12 million copies in the United States. «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
3
Deliberations resume in lewd case on Monday - Bonner County …
Johnson, 34, was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor last year. By the time the case was handed ... «Bonner County Daily Bee, Jul 15»
4
Man accused of lewd conduct, enticement - Idaho State Journal
CHUBBUCK — Chubbuck police arrested a 28-year-old man and charged him with lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 16 and ... «Idaho State Journal, Jul 15»
5
Trainwreck And The Unstoppable Amy Schumer – A Review | Inside …
He is so lascivious with his devil may care attitude on the merits of love and relationships. Trainwreck includes a bit of stunt casting with WWE ... «Inside Pulse, Jul 15»
6
Students, teach thyselves | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
... study the fall of the Roman Empire or amuse themselves with what one called “obscene, libidinous, loathsome and lascivious” newspapers. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Police, community and state briefs for July 19, 2015 | Ocala.com
He was charged with lewd or lascivious battery and transported to the Marion County Jail. Last month, OPD received a report that Dome was ... «Ocala, Jul 15»
8
Anthony Debacco, 30, of Orlando arrested on charge of exposing …
He was charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition, records show. Debacco was released from jail on $10,000 bail. Debacco is a mason and ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Who knew Simon Barnett had a chance on DWTS? Me | Stuff.co.nz
The progress of Simon Barnett in Dancing With The Stars has not only led to the most inappropriately lascivious line of the year when Candy ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Wife of man charged with lewd and lascivious battery wants answers
The Jacksonville Sun Times told you about 53-year-old Tony Belafonte Nealy, who was charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a boy and ... «Jacksonville Sun Times, Jul 15»

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