About The Word Prurience
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Prurience
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What's The Definition Of Prurience?
[n] feeling morbid sexual desire
Synonyms | Synonyms for Prurience: carnality | lasciviousness | pruriency Related Terms | Find terms related to Prurience: See Also | amativeness | amorousness | eroticism | erotism | sexiness Prurience In Webster's Dictionary \Pru"ri*ence\, Pruriency \Pru"ri*en*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being prurient.
The pruriency of curious ears. --Burke.
There is a prurience in the speech of some. --Cowper.
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