adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/
General-American:/ˈpɹʊɹ.i.ənt/
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CMU ARPABET:P R UH1 R IY0 AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Curious, especially inappropriately so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
characterized by lust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lubricious, lustful, salacious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prūriēns, present participle of prūriō (“itch”).
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
похотлив
(pohotliv)
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Chinese Mandarin:
挑逗的
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Czech:
chlípný
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Czech:
lascivní
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Dutch:
wellustig
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Finnish:
himokas
— uneasy with desire; lustful
German:
lüstern
— uneasy with desire; lustful
German:
lasziv
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Norwegian:
lysten
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Portuguese:
lascivo
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Portuguese:
libidinoso
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Portuguese:
indecente
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Portuguese:
promíscuo
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Romanian:
lasciv
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Romanian:
libidinos
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Russian:
похотли́вый
(poxotlívyj)
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Russian:
сладостра́стный
(sladostrástnyj)
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Spanish:
lascivo
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Spanish:
lúbrico
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Spanish:
salaz
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Tagalog:
landit
— uneasy with desire; lustful
Bulgarian:
сексапилен
(seksapilen)
— arousing sexual desire
Czech:
lascivní
— arousing sexual desire
Dutch:
geil
— arousing sexual desire
Dutch:
lustopwekkend
— arousing sexual desire
French:
lubrique
— arousing sexual desire
Korean:
색을 지나치게 밝히는
(saegeul jinachige balkineun)
— arousing sexual desire
Norwegian:
lysten
— arousing sexual desire
Portuguese:
lascivo
— arousing sexual desire
Russian:
сексапильный
(seksapilʹnyj)
— arousing sexual desire
Russian:
возбуждающий
(vozbuždajuščij)
— arousing sexual desire
Russian:
заводящий
(zavodjaščij)
— arousing sexual desire
Ukrainian:
хтивий
(xtyvyj)
— arousing sexual desire
Russian:
любопы́тный
(ljubopýtnyj)
— curious, especially inappropriately so
