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harlotry

harlotry noun: the trade of a harlot; prostitution.

Noun

harlotry (countable and uncountable, plural harlotries)

  1. The trade of a harlot; prostitution.
    • She fell in with bad companions, and became addicted to drink, going from bad to worse until drunkenness, robbery, and harlotry brought her to the lowest depths.1890, William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out
    • Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.1971, New American Standard Bible, Hosea 4:11

harlotry meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

harlotry in Tamil

விபச்சாரம், வேசித்தனம், பரத்தைமை

harlotry in Urdu

فاحشگی

harlotry in Telugu

harlotry, the allurements of harlots, the art of courtesans, coquettishness
వైశికము vaiśikamu

Forms of harlotry

pluralharlotries

Origin of harlotry

From harlot + -ry.

Questions about harlotry

What does harlotry mean?
Harlotry means the trade of a harlot; prostitution.
What is harlotry in Tamil?
Harlotry in Tamil is விபச்சாரம், வேசித்தனம், பரத்தைமை. See Harlotry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is harlotry?
Harlotry is a noun.
What is the plural of harlotry?
The plural of harlotry is harlotries.

Words near harlotry in the dictionary

  1. harlotize
  2. harlotized
  3. harlotizes
  4. harlotizing
  5. harlotries
  6. harlotry
  7. harlots
  8. harlotted
  9. harlotting
  10. Harlow
  11. Harlowe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: harlotry (page history and authors); harlotry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); harlotry (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వైశికము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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