3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lascivious \Las*civ"i*ous\ (l[a^]s*s[i^]v"[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. la`stauros lecherous, lh^n to wish, Skr. lash to desire.] 1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions. [1913 Webster] He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute. --Shak. -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: lasciviousness \las*civ"i*ous*ness\ n. The state or habitual condition of feeling an excessive or morbid sexual desire. Syn: prurience, pruriency, carnality. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: lasciviousness n : feeling morbid sexual desire [syn: {prurience}, {pruriency}, {carnality}]
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