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lasciviousness vs amorousness

amorousness vs lasciviousness

lasciviousness and amorousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lasciviousness Yes No No No
amorousness Yes No No No
As nouns, amorousness is a hypernym of lasciviousness; that is, amorousness is a word with a broader meaning than lasciviousness:
  • lasciviousness: feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
  • amorousness: the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Other hypernyms of lasciviousness include amativeness, eroticism, erotism, sexiness.
lasciviousness (noun) amorousness (noun)
feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness a feeling of love or fondness
the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Difference between lasciviousness and amorousness

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