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lasciviousness vs eroticism

eroticism vs lasciviousness

lasciviousness and eroticism both are nouns.

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

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