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prurience

/ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/ noun C2 ✓

The quality of being prurient.

Word Origin Prurience comes from Latin 'prurire' 'to itch' — so it's an itching desire, often with a lustful connotation. The same root gives us prurient (having an itching desire) and pruritus (medical term for itching). The -ence suffix makes it a noun of state.

noun The quality of being prurient. C2 ✓ countable

The novel was criticized for its unnecessary prurience and sensationalism.

(名词) 好色；淫秽；色情

这部小说因不必要的淫秽内容和煽情手法受到批评。

(sustantivo) lascivia; morbosidad; libidinosidad; concupiscencia [La cualidad de ser lascivo o morboso.]

La novela fue criticada por su morbosidad y sensacionalismo innecesarios.

(nom) lubricité; lascivité; concupiscence [Caractère de ce qui est **prurient** ; curiosité malsaine pour ce qui concerne la sexualité.]

Le roman a été critiqué pour sa **prurience** et son sensationnalisme inutiles.

(Substantiv) Lüsternheit; Wollust [Die Eigenschaft, lüstern oder unangemessen auf sexuelle Reize fixiert zu sein.]

Der Roman wurde wegen seiner unnötigen **prurience** und Sensationslust kritisiert.

(名詞) 好色であること、その性質。

その小説は不必要な好色趣味と扇情主義で批判された。

(substantivo) lascívia; luxúria; pruriginidade [A qualidade de ser pruriginoso (lascivo).]

O romance foi criticado por sua lascívia desnecessária e sensacionalismo.

Synonyms: lewdness lasciviousness lustfulness salaciousness obscenity Antonyms: purity chastity modesty decency
Word parts: pruri + ence

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