noun
salacity
Salacity (noun) means Crude sexual suggestiveness or indecency in something's tone or content.
noun
1
Crude sexual suggestiveness or indecency in something's tone or content.
"She had had no experience with this class of individuals whatsoever, and did not know the salacity and humour of the theatrical tribe."
— Theodore Dreiser (1900)
2
Something lewd or indecent, such as a picture or a piece of writing.
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Etymology
Formed from salac(ious) + -ity; this in turn goes back to Latin salācitās (“promoting sexual desire or lust”) (the source of -acity), from salāx (“prone to leaping, provocative”), from saliō (“leap, jump, bound”).
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What is the meaning of salacity?
"salacity" (noun) means crude sexual suggestiveness or indecency in something's tone or content.
What is another word for salacity?
Other words for "salacity" include bawdiness, obscenity, lewdness, salaciousness.
What are the different meanings of salacity?
"salacity" has 2 main meanings: 1. Crude sexual suggestiveness or indecency in something's tone or content; 2. Something lewd or indecent, such as a picture or a piece of writing.
