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Prurience

Prurience Meaning & Definition
Prurience Definition And Meaning

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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