sa·lac·i·ty \səˈlasəd.ē, -asətē, -aas-, -i\noun (-es) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French salacité, from Latin salacitat-, salacitas, from salac-, salax + -itat-, -itas -ity : the quality or state of being salacious : salaciousness < handled sex in his novels with a mere suggestion of salacity >