What does prurient mean?

prurient means "characterized by lust".

How many syllables are in prurient?

prurient has 3 syllables: prur-i-ent. The stress falls on "prur". In IPA it is /ˈpɹʊɹiənt/.

What is another word for prurient?

Close synonyms include lubricious, lustful, salacious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prurient a common word?

prurient is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

prurient — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
characterized by lust
“eluding lubricious embraces”
“prurient literature”
“prurient thoughts”
Synonymslubricious lustful salacious
Similarsexy

Questions about prurient

What does prurient mean?: prurient means "characterized by lust".
How many syllables are in prurient?: prurient has 3 syllables: prur-i-ent. The stress falls on "prur". In IPA it is /ˈpɹʊɹiənt/.

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