lasciviousness
/ləˈsɪvi.əsnəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed euill thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, / Thefts, couetouſneſſe, wickedneſſe, deceit, laſciuiouſneſſe, an euill eye, blaſphemie, pride, fooliſhneſſe: / All theſe euill things come from within, and defile the man."
- "Diodorus Siculus bears out this, and states that the goat was made a god on account of its genital member and lasciviousness."
Etymology
Etymology tree English lascivious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lasciviousness From lascivious + -ness.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ləˈsɪvi.əsnəs/
- British English: /ləˈsɪvɪ.əsnəs/