prurience

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/

Noun

prurience (countable and uncountable, plural pruriences)

1. The quality of being prurient.
   • 1782, William Cowper, “Conversation”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC:

     There is a prurience in the speech of some.

Translations

the quality of being prurient

• Bulgarian: похотливост (bg) f (pohotlivost)
• Dutch: geilheid (nl) f
• German: Geilheit (de) f, Lüsternheit (de) f
• Romanian: lascivitate (ro) f