Salaciousness
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or characteristic of being salacious. uncountable, usually
"The cock, from his salaciousness, is allowed to be a short lived animal; but how long these birds live, if left to themselves, is not yet well ascertained by any historian."
- 2 the trait of behaving in an obscene manner wordnet
Example
More examples"The cock, from his salaciousness, is allowed to be a short lived animal; but how long these birds live, if left to themselves, is not yet well ascertained by any historian."
Etymology
From salacious + -ness.
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