salacity
/sə'leiʃəsnis/ Cách viết khác : (salacity) /sə'læsiti/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The trait of behaving in an obscene manner: "Salacity" refers to the quality or state of being salacious, characterized by an excessive interest in or display of sexual matters, often in a crude, lewd, or lustful way.
Usage
- "Salacity" is a formal and somewhat literary noun used to describe a person's character trait or the nature of content (like writing or speech). It implies vulgar indecency and a focus on lustful or prurient details. It is not typically used in casual conversation.
Examples
- The novel was banned in the 19th century for its perceived salacity.
- Critics condemned the film not for its violence but for its sheer salacity.
- His writing was marked by a salacity that many found offensive.
Advanced Usage
- "to be devoid of salacity": to be completely free from lewdness or obscenity.
- Despite the romantic subject, the poet's treatment was devoid of any salacity.
- "unabashed salacity": bold and unapologetic lewdness.
- The tabloid article was criticized for its unabashed salacity.
Variants and Related Words
- Salacious (adj): having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.
- The salacious details were omitted from the report.
- Salaciously (adv): in a salacious manner.
- The gossip was reported salaciously.
Synonyms
- Lewdness: crude and offensive sexual behavior or reference.
- Obscenity: the state or quality of being obscene; indecency.
- Prurience: excessive interest in sexual matters.
- Lasciviousness: feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
- Bawdiness: humor or behavior that is sexual in a cheerful and lively way.
Antonyms
- Decency: behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.
- Modesty: the quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities; also, behavior, manner, or appearance intended to avoid impropriety or indecency.
- Puritanism: strict morality, particularly regarding sexual matters.
- Chastity: the state or practice of refraining from extramarital, or especially from all, sexual intercourse.
Idioms and Phrases
(Note: "Salacity" itself is not commonly used in idioms. The related adjective "salacious" is more frequently found in set phrases.) - "salacious gossip": rumors or talk of a scandalous and sexually suggestive nature. - The magazine thrives on publishing salacious gossip about celebrities.
Noun
- the trait of behaving in an obscene manner