prurience

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prurience

/ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/

noun pruriences

countable, uncountable The quality of being prurient. There is a prurience in the speech of some.
Similar: pruriency

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noun the quality of being prurient

Deutsch	Geilheit, Lüsternheit
Română	lascivitate

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@misc{prurience_2026,
  title = {prurience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prurience},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}