salaciousness
salaciousness noun: the state or characteristic of being salacious.
Noun
salaciousness (usually uncountable, plural salaciousnesses)
- The state or characteristic of being salacious.
- The cock, from his salaciousness, is allowed to be a short lived animal; but how long these birds live, if left to themselves, is not yet well ascertained by any historian.1774, Oliver Goldsmith, An History of the Earth and Animated Nature, London: J. Nourse, Volume 5, Part 2, Chapter 2, p. 170
- […] he began a tale which cannot be retold here, but which delighted the boys as much by its salaciousness as by its vivacity.1895, Frank Harris, “The Best Man in Garotte”, in Elder Conklin and Other Stories, London: Heinemann, page 160
- Synonyms:
- bawdiness, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness, salacity
salaciousness meaning in Tamil
salaciousness in Tamil
- ஆபாசம்
Examples of salaciousness in a sentence
- I giggle with the most revolting salaciousness over La Vie Parisienne, when I get hold of one in Chicago, yet I shouldn’t even try to hold your hand.1920, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XIII, in Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC, page 158:
- He hinted that scandal was Diaghilev’s goal, for salaciousness would attract an audience.2002, Charles M. Joseph, chapter 2, in Stravinsky and Balanchine: A Journey of Invention, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 51:
- […] he actually used the word erotic, snagging his tongue on it as though the salaciousness of the syllables themselves was enough to arouse him […]2010, Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question, New York: Bloomsbury, Part One, Chapter 3, p. 20:
Synonyms of salaciousness
Forms of salaciousness
| plural | salaciousnesses |
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Origin of salaciousness
From salacious + -ness.
Questions about salaciousness
- What does salaciousness mean?
- Salaciousness means the state or characteristic of being salacious.
- What is salaciousness in Tamil?
- Salaciousness in Tamil is ஆபாசம். See Salaciousness meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use salaciousness in a sentence?
- I giggle with the most revolting salaciousness over La Vie Parisienne, when I get hold of one in Chicago, yet I shouldn’t even try to hold your hand.
- What part of speech is salaciousness?
- Salaciousness is a noun.
- What is the plural of salaciousness?
- The plural of salaciousness is salaciousnesses.
Words near salaciousness in the dictionary
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