Standard Lemma guide

lechery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity

History

Etymology

From Old French and Anglo-Norman lecherie. See lecher.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَحْشَاء (faḥšāʔ) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Arabic: فِسْق (fisq) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Arabic: شَهْوَة (šahwa) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Arabic: رَغْبَة (raḡba) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Bulgarian: разврат (razvrat) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Catalan: lubricitat — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性欲 (xìngyù) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 情欲 (qíngyù) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淫欲 (yínyù) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Dutch: wellust — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • French: luxure — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • German: Wollust — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Hindi: ऐयाशी (aiyāśī) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Hindi: वासना (vāsnā) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Japanese: 性欲 (seiyoku) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Japanese: 色欲 (shikiyoku) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Japanese: 淫欲 (in'yoku) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Japanese: 情欲 (jōyoku) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Latin: luxuria — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Portuguese: lascívia — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Portuguese: luxúria — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Romanian: desfrâu — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Russian: по́хоть (póxotʹ) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Russian: развра́т (razvrát) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Russian: распу́тство (raspútstvo) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Spanish: lujuria — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Swedish: vällust — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Turkish: çapkınlık — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Turkish: şehvet düşkünlüğü — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Turkish: zamparalık — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity
  • Urdu: واسنا (vāsnā) — Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity