It seems probable that the licentiousness ordinarily imputed to Sappho may be a calumny.
Source: tatoeba (909071)
Licentiousness
Synonyms for "licentiousness" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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1 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 12 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- բղջախոհություն noun (property of being licentious)
Dutch
2 entries- wellustigheid noun (property of being licentious)
- wulpsheid noun (property of being licentious)
Finnish
4 entries- hillittömyys noun (property of being licentious)
- irstaus noun (property of being licentious)
- riettaus noun (property of being licentious)
- siveettömyys noun (property of being licentious)
French
2 entries- licence noun (property of being licentious)
- licenciosité noun (property of being licentious)
German
3 entries- Freizügigkeit noun (property of being licentious)
- Unzüchtigkeit noun (property of being licentious)
- Zügellosigkeit noun (property of being licentious)
Hebrew
2 entries- הוֹלֵלוּת noun (property of being licentious)
- פְּרִיצוּת noun (property of being licentious)
Irish
3 entries- ainriantacht noun (property of being licentious)
- drabhlás noun (property of being licentious)
- díolúnas noun (property of being licentious)
Italian
1 entries- licenziosità noun (property of being licentious)
Japanese
1 entries- 猥褻 noun (property of being licentious)
Latin
1 entries- licentiositas noun (property of being licentious)
Romanian
1 entries- licențiozitate noun (property of being licentious)
Spanish
3 entries- libertinaje noun (property of being licentious)
- licenciosidad noun (property of being licentious)
- puterío noun (property of being licentious)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Assuming the appropriate name of Little, our author published in 1801, a volume of poems, chiefly amatory, which, though they established his poetical reputation, were severely censured for their warmth and licentiousness.
Source: tatoeba (11647665)
... and well considered, me thinks this is one of the most censurable parts of this licentiousnesse, in regard it laboureth to taint the whole body of conversation, as it corrupteth the nature of words, which are the Publique Faith, whereupon all innocent discourse must needs trust it selfe, so that this perversion seemeth a publick impediment to the commerce of all vertuous communication ...
Source: wiktionary
Early mentality, in initiating phallic worship, was never in any way guilty of licentiousness or obscenity.
Source: wiktionary
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