SALACITY

obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity

(noun) the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Sa*lac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. salacitas: cf. F. salacité]

Definition: Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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