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lasciviousness|ləˈsɪvɪəsnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being lascivious.
1596Spenser F.Q. Ded. Verses to Raleigh, The vertuousnes of Belphœbe, the lasciviousnes of Hellenora, and many the like. 1611Bible Eph. iv. 19. 1680 Dryden Ovid's Epist. Pref., The lasciviousness of his Elegies. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 546 They acquire, as they grow warm in the dance, a frantic lasciviousness. 1900Kipling in Westm. Gaz. 14 May 5/3 If, through any intellectual lasciviousness, we..prefer to tickle our emotions by being generous..at other people's expense. |