Lecherousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a strong sexual desire

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛtʃɚɹəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛtʃəɹəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛtʃəɹəsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈɛtʃɚɹəsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lustfulness lust

Word Forms

lecherous	adjective	given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
lusty	adjective	vigorously passionate
lust	verb	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
lustful	adjective	driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geilheit

ein starkes sexuelles Verlangen

🇫🇷French

lasciveté

un fort désir sexuel

🇪🇸Spanish

lujuria

un fuerte deseo sexual

🇮🇹Italian

lascivia

un forte desiderio sessuale

🇳🇱Dutch

wellustigheid

een sterk seksueel verlangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

lascívia

um forte desejo sexual

🇷🇺Russian

развратность

сильное сексуальное желание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यभिचारीपन

तीव्र यौन इच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্লীলতা

একটি শক্তিশালী যৌন ইচ্ছা

🇮🇳Tamil

காழ்ப்புணர்ச்சி

வலுவான பாலியல் ஆசை

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

బలమైన లైంగిక కోరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

लज्जास्पदपणा

तीव्र लैंगिक इच्छा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

મજબૂત જાતીય ઇચ્છા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಷ್ಟತನ

ಬಲವಾದ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಬಯಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദ്രോഹം

ശക്തമായ ലൈംഗികാഭിലാഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدگمانی

ایک مضبوط جنسی خواہش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好色

强烈的性欲

🇯🇵Japanese

好色さ

強い性的欲求

🇰🇷Korean

음란함

강한 성적 욕구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phóng đãng

ham muốn tình dục mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ความเกียจคร้าน

ความต้องการทางเพศที่รุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelepasan nafsu berahi

hasrat seksual yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

kahalayan

isang malakas na sekswal na pagnanais

🇲🇾Malay

kebodohan

keinginan seksual yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفسوق

رغبة جنسية قوية

🇮🇷Persian

بیچارگی

میل جنسی قوی

🇹🇷Turkish

şehvet düşkünü olma

güçlü bir cinsel istek

🇮🇱Hebrew

זלזול

תשוקה מינית חזקה

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