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eroticism vs lasciviousness

lasciviousness vs eroticism

eroticism and lasciviousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eroticism Yes No No No
lasciviousness Yes No No No
As nouns, lasciviousness is a hyponym of eroticism; that is, lasciviousness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eroticism:
  • eroticism: the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
  • lasciviousness: feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
Other hyponyms of eroticism include carnality, lubricity, prurience, pruriency.
eroticism (noun) lasciviousness (noun)
the arousal of feelings of sexual desire feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
a state of anticipation of sexuality
Difference between eroticism and lasciviousness

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