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prurience

/ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/

prurience noun: the quality of being prurient.

Noun

prurience (countable and uncountable, plural pruriences)

  1. The quality of being prurient.
    • There is a prurience in the speech of some.1782, William Cowper, “Conversation”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    pruriency

prurience meaning in Tamil and Urdu

prurience in Tamil

இழிந்த மனத்தினவு, அரிப்பு

prurience in Urdu

چل, کجلی

Synonyms of prurience

Forms of prurience

pluralpruriences

Questions about prurience

What does prurience mean?
Prurience means the quality of being prurient.
What is prurience in Tamil?
Prurience in Tamil is இழிந்த மனத்தினவு, அரிப்பு. See Prurience meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prurience?
Prurience is a noun.
How do you pronounce prurience?
Prurience is pronounced /ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/.
What is the plural of prurience?
The plural of prurience is pruriences.

Words near prurience in the dictionary

  1. pruny
  2. pruriception
  3. pruriceptive
  4. pruriceptor
  5. pruriceptors
  6. prurience
  7. pruriences
  8. pruriencies
  9. pruriency
  10. prurient
  11. pruriently

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