salaciousness
Lustful, indecent quality
Salaciousness is the quality of being salacious—lustful, lewd, or appealing to sexual desire in a crude way.
The word describes content or behavior that dwells on sexual matters in a way meant to titillate: The tabloid was known for the salaciousness of its celebrity coverage.
It carries a note of disapproval, suggesting prurience rather than healthy sexuality.
Having strong carnal desires
- prurientObsessed with sexual matters
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- lustfulFeeling strong sexual desire
- concupiscentStrongly desiring, especially carnally
wanton · debauched · lewd · licentious · lechery · libertine · depraved · randy
Grossly offensive to decency
- smutLewd content or soot
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- raunchyCrudely sexual in nature
- filthyThoroughly unclean
pornographic · indecent · crude · coarse · ribald · bawdy · profane · off-color
Sexual desire's aesthetic quality
- passionIntense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- voluptuousnessSensual abundance and curves
- sensuousnessRichness perceived through senses
arousal · intimacy · carnality · fleshliness · pleasure · decadence · hedonism · aphrodisiac
Powerfully appealing
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- enticingPowerfully attractive
seductive · tantalizing · saucy · naughty · coquettish · vampish · beguiling · titillating
Morally offensive or shocking
- shamelessLacking moral embarrassment
- sordidMorally foul or base
- notoriousFamous for negativity
- disreputableHaving poor standing
infamous · shocking · outrageous · indecorous · impropriety · disgraceful · taboo · vice
libidinous
Having strong carnal desires
- prurientObsessed with sexual matters
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- lustfulFeeling strong sexual desire
concupiscent · wanton · debauched · lewd · licentious · lechery · libertine · depraved · randy · horny
obscene
Grossly offensive to decency
filthy · pornographic · indecent · crude · coarse · ribald · bawdy · profane · off-color · smutty
eroticism
Sexual desire's aesthetic quality
- passionIntense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- voluptuousnessSensual abundance and curves
sensuousness · arousal · intimacy · carnality · fleshliness · pleasure · decadence · hedonism · aphrodisiac · libido
alluring
Powerfully appealing
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
enticing · seductive · tantalizing · saucy · naughty · coquettish · vampish · beguiling · titillating · provocative
scandalous
Morally offensive or shocking
disreputable · infamous · shocking · outrageous · indecorous · impropriety · disgraceful · taboo · vice · sleazy
- lustlust, lustfulness, carnality, concupiscence, libido
salaciousnesschastity
Abstaining from sexual activity
purity · continence · modesty · celibacy · abstinence
salaciousnessvirtue
Moral goodness or merit
goodness · righteousness · uprightness · probity · rectitude
salaciousnessapathy
Absence of feeling
indifference · disinterest · asexuality · coldness · frigidity