If you describe someone as lecherous, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they are only interested in other people sexually.
[disapproval]
Synonyms: lustful, randy [informal, mainly British], raunchy [informal], lewd More Synonyms of lecherous
lecherous in British English
(ˈlɛtʃərəs)
adjective
characterized by or inciting lechery
Derived forms
lecherously (ˈlecherously)
adverb
lecherous in American English
(ˈlɛtʃərəs)
adjective
given to, characterized by, or stimulating to lechery; lustful
Derived forms
lecherously (ˈlecherously)
adverb
lecherousness (ˈlecherousness)
noun
Word origin
ME < OFr lecheros
Synonyms of 'lecherous'
lustful, randy, raunchy, lewd
More Synonyms of lecherous
(adjective)
Definition
(of a man) having or showing strong and uncontrolled sexual desire
In Greek myth, the nymph Daphne transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's lecherous advances.
Synonyms
lustful
He can't stop himself from having lustful thoughts.
randy (informal, mainly British)
It was extremely hot and I was feeling rather randy.
raunchy (informal)
a raunchy movie
lewd
The embattled mayor apologized for making lewd remarks to reporters.
wanton
His eldest son was a wanton youth and a disappointment to him.
carnal
Their passion became inflamed and their carnal desires ran wild.
salacious
prurient
our prurient fascination with sexual scandals
lascivious
The man was lascivious, sexually perverted and insatiable.
libidinous
He let his libidinous imagination run away with him.
licentious
alarming stories of licentious behaviour
lubricious (literary)
concupiscent
goatish (archaic, literary)
unchaste
ruttish
Opposites
proper
,
virtuous
,
prim
,
puritanical
,
virginal
,
prudish
,
strait-laced
Additional synonyms
in the sense of carnal
Definition
of a sexual or sensual nature
Their passion became inflamed and their carnal desires ran wild.
Synonyms
sexual,
animal,
sexy (informal),
fleshly,
erotic,
sensual,
randy (informal, British),
steamy (informal),
raunchy (informal),
sensuous,
voluptuous,
lewd,
wanton,
amorous,
salacious,
prurient,
impure,
lascivious,
lustful,
lecherous,
libidinous,
licentious,
unchaste
in the sense of concupiscent
Synonyms
lustful,
randy (informal, British),
horny (slang),
lewd,
lascivious,
lecherous,
libidinous,
lickerish (archaic)
in the sense of lascivious
Definition
showing or producing sexual desire
The man was lascivious, sexually perverted and insatiable.
Synonyms
lustful,
sensual,
immoral,
randy (informal, British),
horny (slang),
voluptuous,
lewd,
wanton,
salacious,
prurient,
lecherous,
libidinous,
licentious,
unchaste
Nearby words of
lecherous
leaven
leavings
lecher
lecherous
lechery
lecture
lecturer
Synonyms of 'lecherous'
lecherous
Explore 'lecherous' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of lewd
Definition
indecently vulgar
The embattled mayor apologized for making lewd remarks to reporters.
Synonyms
indecent,
obscene,
vulgar,
dirty,
blue,
loose (old-fashioned),
vile,
pornographic,
wicked,
wanton,
X-rated (informal),
profligate,
bawdy,
salacious,
impure,
lascivious,
smutty,
lustful,
libidinous,
licentious,
unchaste
in the sense of libidinous
Definition
characterized by excessive sexual desire
He let his libidinous imagination run away with him.
Synonyms
lustful,
sensual,
wanton,
carnal,
loose (old-fashioned),
randy (informal, British),
wicked,
salacious,
prurient,
impure,
debauched,
lascivious,
incontinent,
lecherous,
concupiscent,
unchaste,
ruttish
in the sense of licentious
Definition
sexually unrestrained or promiscuous
alarming stories of licentious behaviour
Synonyms
promiscuous,
immoral,
lewd,
debauched,
abandoned,
sensual,
uncontrollable,
uncontrolled,
wanton,
profligate,
impure,
lascivious,
lustful,
dissolute,
libertine,
libidinous,
lubricious (literary),
uncurbed
in the sense of prurient
Definition
excessively interested in sexual matters
our prurient fascination with sexual scandals
Synonyms
lecherous,
longing,
lewd,
salacious,
lascivious,
itching,
hankering,
voyeuristic,
lustful,
libidinous,
desirous,
concupiscent
in the sense of randy
Definition
sexually aroused
It was extremely hot and I was feeling rather randy.
Synonyms
lustful,
hot,
sexy (informal),
turned-on (slang),
aroused,
raunchy (informal),
horny (slang),
amorous,
lascivious,
lecherous,
sexually excited,
concupiscent,
satyric
in the sense of raunchy
Definition
sexy or earthy
a raunchy movie
Synonyms
sexy,
sexual,
steamy (informal),
earthy,
suggestive,
lewd,
lusty,
bawdy,
salacious,
smutty,
lustful,
lecherous,
ribald,
coarse
in the sense of wanton
Definition
(of a woman) sexually unrestrained or immodest
His eldest son was a wanton youth and a disappointment to him.