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lasciviousness

American  
[luh-siv-ee-uhs-nis] / ləˈsɪv i əs nɪs /

noun

  1. unrestrained sexual behavior, or a habitual inclination to such behavior; lustfulness.

    They celebrated their victory with an orgy of drunken lasciviousness.

  2. a lustful or lewd quality; the quality of arousing sexual desire.

    She smiled with a hint of lasciviousness in her eyes.

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Etymology

Origin of lasciviousness

lascivious ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

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Circles Two, Three, Four, and Five are reserved for the punishment of the sins of Incontinence, Lasciviousness, Gluttony, Avarice with Prodigality, and Anger with Melancholy.

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner

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