prurience

noun

prurience

noun

/ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/

1

The quality of being prurient.

  • There is a prurience in the speech of some.1782, William Cowper, “Conversation”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC:
Synonyms
pruriency

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