- lasciviosus
lascīviōsus, a, um (lascivia), zügellos, genus dicendi, Isid. orig. 6, 8, 7.
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lasciviosus
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lascivious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin lasciviosus, from Latin lascivia wantonness, from lascivus wanton more at lust Date: 15th century lewd, lustful • lasciviously adverb • lasciviousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
lascivious — las|civ|i|ous [ləˈsıviəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: lasciviosus, from Latin lascivus] showing strong sexual desire, or making someone feel this way ▪ a lascivious wink >lasciviously adv >lasciviousness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
lust — [OE] Lust is a Germanic word; it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *lust , which as well as English lust had produced German lust (now used for ‘pleasure’ rather than ‘desire’). Swedish lust ‘inclination, pleasure, desire’ was borrowed from Low … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
lascivious — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. lascivieux or directly from L.L. lasciviosus (used in a scolding sense by Isidore and other early Church writers), from L. lascivia lewdness, playfulness, frolicsomeness, jolity, from lascivus lewd, playful, frolicsome … Etymology dictionary
lascivious — [lə sɪvɪəs] adjective feeling or revealing an overt sexual desire. Derivatives lasciviously adverb lasciviousness noun Origin ME: from late L. lasciviosus, from L. lascivia lustfulness … English new terms dictionary
lascivious — /ləˈsɪviəs / (say luh siveeuhs) adjective 1. inclined to lust; wanton or lewd. 2. inciting to lust or wantonness. {Late Latin lascīviōsus, from Latin lascīvia wantonness} –lasciviously, adverb –lasciviousness, noun …
lust — [OE] Lust is a Germanic word; it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *lust , which as well as English lust had produced German lust (now used for ‘pleasure’ rather than ‘desire’). Swedish lust ‘inclination, pleasure, desire’ was borrowed from Low … Word origins
lascivious — [lə siv′ē əs] adj. [ME lascyuyous < ML lasciviosus < LL < L lascivia, wantonness < lascivus: see LUST] 1. characterized by or expressing lust or lewdness; wanton 2. tending to excite lustful desires lasciviously adv. lasciviousness n … English World dictionary
lascivious — adj. 1 lustful. 2 inciting to or evoking lust. Derivatives: lasciviously adv. lasciviousness n. Etymology: ME f. LL lasciviosus f. L lascivia lustfulness f. lascivus sportive, wanton … Useful english dictionary
las|civ´i|ous|ness — las|civ|i|ous «luh SIHV ee uhs», adjective. 1. inclined to or feeling lust: »a lascivious person. 2. showing lust; lewd; wanton: »He on Eve began to cast lascivious eyes (Milton). 3. causing lust or wantonness: »He capers nimbly in a lady s… … Useful english dictionary
las|civ´i|ous|ly — las|civ|i|ous «luh SIHV ee uhs», adjective. 1. inclined to or feeling lust: »a lascivious person. 2. showing lust; lewd; wanton: »He on Eve began to cast lascivious eyes (Milton). 3. causing lust or wantonness: »He capers nimbly in a lady s… … Useful english dictionary
