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prurience
Definition
Or: pruriency , an inordinate interest in sex; an inclination toward lewdness or lustfulness; lascivious.ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin prurire, to itch. See horny for synonyms.
SYNONYMS, QUASI-SYNONYMS AND RELATED TERMS: aphrodisia; appetence; appetite; appetition; ardor veneris; carnal desire; carnality; coitolimia; concupiscence; craving; eroticism; estrus; heat; horniness; hunger; lechery; lewdness; libidinal craving; libido; licentiousness; lickerishness; longing; lust; lustfulness; passion; prurience; pruriency; restlessness; rut; salaciousness; salacity; sensualism; sensuality; sensuous desire; wantonness; zazzle. Antonyms: anaphrodisia (anaphrodesia); sexual anesthesia; sexual defluvium; sexual inappetence.
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