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salaciousness (səˈleɪʃəsnəs) 

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noun

  1. the quality or state of having an excessive interest in sex
  2. (of books, magazines, etc) the quality or state of being erotic, bawdy, or lewd

salacious (səˈleɪʃəs Pronunciation for salacious ) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. having an excessive interest in sex
  2. (of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd

Derived Forms

saˈlaciously adverb
saˈlaciousness, salacity (səˈlæsɪtɪ Pronunciation for salacity )  noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap

Example Sentences Including 'salaciousness'

'Picasso managed to take the salaciousness out of sex,' insists Richardson.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
I can supply the unsavoury detail, some of it titillating in its salaciousness , but I'm not sure how that will advance your cause.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
In fact, stripped of the scandal and salaciousness , it's actually a more enjoyable comic film, with a rather ingenious twist.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
Nothing carnal," he said, with parody salaciousness that made her smile, despite herself.
Gee, Maggie Lost Children
She looked up into his lazy, self-confident face and he smiled down at what he took for her expression of salaciousness.
Murray, Stephen Death and Transfiguration
The marriage was greeted with a mixture of ridicule and salaciousness.
Misc (1999)

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