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View usage for: (səleɪʃəs) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe something such as a book or joke as salacious, you think that it deals with sexual matters in an unnecessarily detailed way. The newspapers once again filled their columns with salacious details. ...a wildly salacious novel. Synonyms: obscene, indecent, pornographic, blue More Synonyms of salacious salaciousness uncountable noun The book is written without a hint of salaciousness. More Synonyms of salacious salacious in British English (səˈleɪʃəs) adjective1. having an excessive interest in sex 2. (of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd Derived forms salaciously (saˈlaciously) adverb salaciousness (saˈlaciousness) or salacity (səˈlæsɪtɪ) noun Word origin C17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap salacious in American English (səˈleɪʃəs) Derived forms salaciously (saˈlaciously) adverb salaciousness (saˈlaciousness) noun or saˈlacity (səˈlæsəti) Word origin L salax (gen. salacis) < salire, to leap, (of animals) cover sexually: see salient Synonyms of 'salacious'obscene, indecent, pornographic, blue lascivious, lewd, wanton, carnal More Synonyms of salacious Definition (of books, films, or jokes) concerned with sex in an unnecessarily detailed way a wildly salacious novel Synonyms X-rated (informal) ruttish Definition having an excessive interest in sex Synonyms lewd concupiscent lickerish (archaic) Additional synonymsDefinition (of language, writing, etc.) containing humorous references to sex We got arrested once, for singing bawdy songs in a cemetery. Synonyms rude, blue (old-fashioned), dirty, gross, crude, erotic, obscene, coarse, filthy, indecent, vulgar, improper, steamy (informal), pornographic, raunchy (informal), suggestive, racy, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), salacious (formal), prurient (formal), lascivious (formal), smutty, lustful, lecherous, ribald, libidinous (formal), licentious (formal), indelicate, near the knuckle (informal), indecorous (formal) Definition pornographic blue movies Synonyms smutty, dirty, naughty, obscene, indecent, vulgar, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, near the knuckle (informal) 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- saint
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Additional synonymsSynonyms lustful, randy (informal, British), horny (slang), lewd, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, lickerish (archaic) Definition of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire or giving sexual pleasure passionate and erotic love poetry Synonyms sexual, sexy (informal), crude, explicit, rousing, sensual, seductive, vulgar, stimulating, steamy (informal), suggestive, aphrodisiac, voluptuous, carnal, titillating, bawdy, lustful, sexually arousing, erogenous, amatoryDefinition morally or sexually offensive She accused him of making indecent suggestions. Synonyms obscene, lewd, dirty, blue, offensive, outrageous, inappropriate, rude, gross, foul, crude, coarse, filthy, vile, improper, pornographic, salacious, impure, smutty, immodest, licentious, scatological, indelicateDefinition (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, randy (informal, British), raunchy (informal), lewd, wanton, carnal, salacious, prurient, lascivious, libidinous, licentious, lubricious (literary), concupiscent, goatish (archaic, literary), unchaste, ruttish 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, unchasteDefinition 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 He can't stop himself from having lustful thoughts. Synonyms lascivious, sexy (informal), passionate, erotic, craving, sensual, randy (informal, British), raunchy (informal), horny (slang), hankering, lewd, wanton, carnal, prurient, lecherous, hot-blooded, libidinous, licentious, concupiscent, unchasteI found out he'd been watching pornographic videos. Synonyms obscene, erotic, indecent, blue, dirty, offensive, rude, sexy, filthy, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), salacious, prurient, smuttyDefinition excessively interested in sexual matters our prurient fascination with sexual scandals Synonyms lecherous, longing, lewd, salacious, lascivious, itching, hankering, voyeuristic, lustful, libidinous, desirous, concupiscentDefinition coarse or obscene in a humorous or mocking way her ribald comments about a guest's body language Synonyms coarse, rude, indecent, racy, blue, broad, gross, naughty, obscene, filthy, vulgar, raunchy (informal), earthy, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, scurrilous, smutty, off colour, licentious, near the knuckle (informal), RabelaisianAdditional synonymsShe said she detested smutty jokes. Synonyms obscene, dirty, crude, coarse, filthy, indecent, vulgar, improper, blue, pornographic, raunchy (informal), suggestive, racy, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, salacious, prurient, off colour, indelicateDefinition (of books, films, etc.) erotic He'd had a steamy affair with an office colleague. Synonyms erotic, hot (slang), sexy (informal), sensual, raunchy (informal), lewd, carnal, titillating, prurient, lascivious, lustful, lubricious (formal, literary) Definition (of a woman) sexually unrestrained or immodest His eldest son was a wanton youth and a disappointment to him. Synonyms promiscuous, immoral, shameless, licentious, fast, wild, abandoned, loose (old-fashioned), dissipated, lewd, profligate, debauched, lustful, lecherous, dissolute, libertine, libidinous, of easy virtue, unchaste, rakish |