What does salacity mean?

Definitions for salacity
-ˈlæs ɪ tisalac·ity

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacitynoun

    the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

Wiktionary

  1. salacitynoun

    The state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.

  2. salacitynoun

    An act which is salacious (lewd, obscene or bawdy).

  3. Etymology: From salacitatem, from.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Salacitynoun

    Lust; lechery.

    Etymology: salacitas, Lat. from salacious.

    Immoderate salacity and excess of venery is supposed to shorten the lives of cocks. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

    A corrosive acrimony in the seminal lympha produces salacity. John Floyer, on the Humours.

ChatGPT

  1. salacity

    Salacity refers to the quality of being lustful, lewd, or obscene. It can also imply an excessive or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Salacitynoun

    strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness

  2. Etymology: [L. salacitas: cf. F. salacit]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of salacity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of salacity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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