Lascivious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lɐsˈɪviəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lɐsˈɪviəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lɐsˈɪviəs/

3 syllables Say it as /lɐsˈɪviəs/.

Examples

libidinous orgies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lewd lustful libidinous

Parts of Speech

adjective

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

“libidinous orgies”

Word Forms

lasciviousness	noun	feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
libido	noun	(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
lustfulness	noun	a strong sexual desire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lasziv

getrieben von Lust; beschäftigt mit lustvollen Wünschen oder zeigt diese

🇫🇷French

lascif

poussé par la luxure; préoccupé ou manifestant des désirs lubriques

🇪🇸Spanish

lascivo

impulsado por la lujuria; preocupado o exhibiendo deseos lujuriosos

🇮🇹Italian

lascivo

guidato dalla lussuria; preoccupato o che mostra desideri lussuriosi

🇳🇱Dutch

wulps

gedreven door lust; gepreoccupeerd met of het vertonen van wellustige verlangens

🇵🇹Portuguese

lascivo

movido pela luxúria; preocupado ou exibindo desejos lascivos

🇷🇺Russian

похотливый

движимый похотью; озабоченный или проявляющий похотливые желания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कामुक

वासना से प्रेरित; वासनापूर्ण इच्छाओं में व्यस्त या प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

লম্পট

lust দ্বারা চালিত; লম্পট আকাঙ্ক্ষা নিয়ে ব্যস্ত বা প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

காமகாரன்

இச்சையால் உந்துதல்; காம ஆசைகளில் ஈடுபாடு அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కామముగల

కామంచే నడపబడుతుంది; కామంతో కూడిన కోరికలతో నిమగ్నమై లేదా ప్రదర్శించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कामुक

वासनेने प्रेरित; वासनायुक्त इच्छांमध्ये व्यस्त किंवा प्रदर्शित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંપટ

વાસના દ્વારા સંચાલિત; લંપટ ઇચ્છાઓ સાથે વ્યસ્ત અથવા પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಮಪ್ರಚೋದಕ

ಕಾಮದಿಂದ ನಡೆಸಲ್ಪಡುವ; ಕಾಮಪ್ರಚೋದಕ ಬಯಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാമഭ്രാന്തൻ

കാമത്താൽ നയിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; കാമമോഹങ്ങളിൽ മുഴുകുകയോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੱਚਰ

ਵਾਸਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ; ਕਾਮੁਕ ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਰੁੱਝਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فحش

ہوس سے کارفرما؛ ہوس کی خواہشات کے ساتھ مشغول یا نمائش کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好色的

被欲望驱使；沉迷于或表现出淫荡的欲望

🇯🇵Japanese

みだらな

欲望に駆られて。好色な欲望に夢中になっている、またはそれを示している

🇰🇷Korean

음탕한

정욕에 이끌려; 음란한 욕망에 사로잡혀 있거나 표현하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đa dâm

bị điều khiển bởi dục vọng; bận tâm hoặc thể hiện những ham muốn dâm ô

🇹🇭Thai

ราคะ

ขับเคลื่อนด้วยตัณหา หมกมุ่นอยู่กับตัณหาหรือแสดงกิเลสตัณหา

🇮🇩Indonesian

gasang

didorong oleh nafsu; sibuk dengan atau menunjukkan keinginan nafsu

🇵🇭Filipino

malaswa

hinihimok ng pagnanasa; abala sa o pagpapakita ng mahalay na pagnanasa

🇲🇾Malay

berahi

didorong oleh nafsu; sibuk dengan atau mempamerkan keinginan nafsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاسق

مدفوعة بالشهوة. الانشغال أو إظهار الرغبات الشهوانية

🇮🇷Persian

هوسباز

رانده شده توسط شهوت؛ مشغول یا نشان دادن امیال شهوانی

🇹🇷Turkish

şehvetli

şehvet tarafından yönlendirilen; şehvetli arzularla meşgul olmak veya bunları sergilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבני

מונע על ידי תאווה; עסוק או מפגין רצונות תאוותניים

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