lasciviousness

[ luh-siv-ee-uhs-nis ]

noun

1. unrestrained sexual behavior, or a habitual inclination to such behavior; lustfulness:

   They celebrated their victory with an orgy of drunken lasciviousness.

2. a lustful or lewd quality; the quality of arousing sexual desire:

   She smiled with a hint of lasciviousness in her eyes.

Other Words From

• o·ver·las·civ·i·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lasciviousness¹

lascivious ( def ) + -ness ( def )

Example Sentences

Yes, there were lawmakers who had a reputation for lasciviousness, they allowed.

From New York Times

When rock’n’roll and Little Richard were new, his preening, boasting and benign lasciviousness seemed highly individual.

From The Guardian

One might add lasciviousness to that list of L’s.

From Washington Post

Encumbered with yet another odd accent, Jolie nevertheless turned up the dial to 11 with a tigerish performance of roaring, vengeful fury, mashed together with gruesome mother-son lasciviousness.

From The Guardian

Just innocuous compliments that one might say to anybody, with no intent of lasciviousness.”

From Salon