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Definition: Prurient |
PrurientAdjective1. Characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "prurient" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references) |
Etymology: Prurient \Pru"ri*ent\, adjective. [Latin expression pruries, -entis, present participle of prurire to itch. Compare to Freeze.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: PrurientSynonyms: lubricious (adj), lustful (adj), salacious (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Curiosity | Adjective: curious, inquisitive, burning with curiosity, overcurious; inquiring; prying, snoopy, nosy, peering; prurient; inquisitorial, inquisitory; curious as a cat; agape; (expectant). |
Impurity | Concupiscent, prurient, lickerish, rampant, lustful; carnal, carnal-minded; lewd, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, erotic, ruttish, salacious; Paphian; voluptuous; goatish, must, musty. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Prurient |
| English words defined with "prurient": pruriently. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Prurient Interest (1973) | |
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Books | |
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| Play | Caption |
 | Amative; amatory; amorous; aphrodisiac; bawdy; blue; carnal; concupiscent; dirty; earthy; erogenous; fervid; filthy; fleshly; hot; impassioned; kinky; lascivious; lecherous; lewd; obscene; off-color; purple; prurient; raunchy; raw; romantic; rousing; sala. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Nancy Grace | Well it depends. I would not go for some prurient interest, to observe a human in their last moments. In suffering in what I consider a private moment between them and their maker. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Prurient" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 95.00% of the time. "Prurient" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 95% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Noun (singular) | 5% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 20 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
prurient | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "prurient"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | nepsqar (greedy, leer, voracious), epshor (concupiscent, horny, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, lustful, voluptuous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | скверен (obscene, profane), похотлив (carnal, concupiscent, lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lickerish, lustful, raunchy, rutish, salacious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | chlípný (lecherous, rammish, Randy, ruttish, salacious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | هرزه (Bawdy, Dissolute, Harlot, Immoral, Lascivious, Lewd, Libertine, Licentious, Loose, Perverse, Profligate, Rake, Rakish, Reprobate, Ribald, Salacious, Sordid), کرمکی , خارش دار (Itchy, Pruriginous, Urticant), دارای فکرشهوانی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lascif. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | geil (brilliant, fat, fatty, fertile, greasy, horny, lecherous, lustful, lustily, luxurious, Randy, rank, raunchy, rich, wicked). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κνησμώδησ (itchy, scratchy), λάγνοσ (concupiscent, lecher, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, salacious, sexy), ασελγήσ (carnal, lascivious, lewd, libidinous, profligate, voluptuous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תאות י (lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lickerish, lustful, passionate, salacious, sensual, voluptuous), חשק י (amorous, desirous, salacious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fajtalan (lewd, libidinous, perverse, pervert), buja (concupiscent, concupisible, erotic, exuberant, gross, immoral, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lickerish, luscious, lush, lustful, luxuriant, pornerastic, rampant, rich, salacious, wanton), kéjvágyó (lascivious, lecherous, lustful, randy), erősen vágyódó, érzéki (amatory, amorous, carnal, concupiscent, erotic, lecherous, libidinous, luscious, salacious, sensational, sensory, sensual, sensuous, voluptuous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | gatal (cager for, itch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | lascivo (lascivious, lecherous, lewd, lustful, lustily, randy, voluptuous, wanton). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urientpray lascivo (lascivious, lecherous, lewd, lubricous, wanton), lúbrico (lewd, lubricous, lustful, sensual). (various references) lasciv (lascivious, lecherous, lewd, lickerish, liquorish, Randy, salacious, wanton). (various references) похотливый (concupiscent, fulsome, goatish, lascivious, lewd, lickerish, lubricous, lustful, rammish, randy, salacious). (various references) pohotljiv (concupiscent, fleshly, goatish, goaty, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, lustful, lusty, rammish, randy, salacious, voluptuous), lascivan (lascivious). (various references) lascivo (lascivious, lecherous, lewd, lickerish, wanton), concupiscente (concupiscent, sensual). (various references) lysten (desirous, greedy, itching, lustful), liderlig (dissolute, incontinent, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, meretricious). (various references) şehvetli (concupiscent, fleshly, hot, lascivious, lustful, salacious, sensual, voluptuous), şehvet düşkünü (concupiscent, lecher, lecherous, libidinous), arzulu (agog, ambitious, athirst for, avid, desirous, longing, solicitous, wishful, wistful, yearning). (various references) сверблячий (pruriginous, yuky), похітливий (concupiscent, lustful, rammish, salacious, warm). (various references) tò mò thái quá; ham muốn không l nh mạnh, tò mò không l nh mạnh, dâm dục (concupiscent, lewd, sexily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "prurient": pruriently. (additional references) | |
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"Prurient" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Prariond, Proliant, proprement, pruient, pruriant, prurint, Pruzine, puriant, purient, purrient. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "prurient" (pronounced pruh"rēunt) |
| 5 | -r ē u n t | invariant, miscreant, nutrient, variant. |
| 4 | -ē u n t | affiant, ambient, defoliant, deviant, disobedient, expedient, incipient, ingredient, lenient, luxuriant, obedient, percipient, prescient, radiant, recipient, salient, subservient. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-n-p-r-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: printer, reprint, runtier, unriper. | |
-2 letters: irrupt, pruner, pterin, punier, punter, purine, return, ruiner, triune, turner, turnip, uniter, unripe. | |
-3 letters: erupt, inept, inert, input, inter, inure, niter, nitre, prier, print, prune, purer, purin, repin, rerun, ripen, riper, rutin, trier, trine, tripe, truer, tuner, unite, unrip, untie, urine, uteri. | |
-4 letters: etui, nite, pein, pent, peri, pert. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-n-p-r-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: interrupt. | |
+2 letters: importuner, intergroup, interrupts, parturient, perturbing, pruriently, surprinted. | |
+3 letters: enrapturing, importuners, incorrupted, interrupted, interrupter, interruptor, neurotropic, parturients, proteinuria, recapturing, resprouting, superstring. | |
+4 letters: interrupters, interrupting, interruption, interruptive, interruptors, intrapreneur, jurisprudent, overtrumping, perturbation, proteinurias, recuperating, recuperation, reproduction, superstrings. | |
+5 letters: countersniper, hypervirulent, incorruptible, incorruptness, interruptible, interruptions, intrapreneurs, jurisprudents, micropuncture, outperforming, perfunctorily, perturbations, precautionary, prefiguration, prefigurement, preindustrial, preproduction, prerevolution, preuniversity, primogeniture, proventriculi, recuperations, reproductions, superminister, superordinate, superromantic, uninterrupted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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