lechery

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lech=er=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

lechery, n. [OE. lecherie, OF. lecherie. See Lecher.].

•  Free indulgence of lust; excessive indulgence in sexual relations; -- used mostly of men.  [1913 Webster]
•  Selfish pleasure; delight.  Massinger.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lechery, n. unrestrained indulgence of sexual desire.

Etymology

ME f. OF lecherie f. lecheur LECHER

THESAURUS

lechery

animality, bawdiness, carnality, clitoromania, concupiscence, dirtiness, eroticism, eroticomania, erotomania, fleshliness, furor uterinus, goatishness, gynecomania, horniness, hysteromania, lady-killing, lasciviousness, lecherousness, lewdness, libidinousness, licentiousness, lickerishness, lubriciousness, lubricity, lust, lustfulness, nymphomania, obscenity, philander, philandering, prurience, pruriency, randiness, salaciousness, salacity, satyriasis, satyrism, sensuality, sexiness, sexuality, unchastity, uteromania

ROGET THESAURUS

lechery

Impurity

N impurity, uncleanness, immodesty, grossness, indelicacy, indecency, impudicity, obscenity, ribaldry, Fescennine, smut, bawdry, double entente, equivoque, concupiscence, lust, carnality, flesh, salacity, pruriency, lechery, lasciviency, lubricity, Sadism, sapphism, incontinence, intrigue, faux pas, amour, amourette, gallantry, debauchery, libertinish, libertinage, fornication, liaison, wenching, venery, dissipation, seduction, defloration, defilement, abuse, violation, rape, incest, prostitution, social evil, harlotry, stupration, whoredom, concubinage, cuckoldom, adultery, advoutry, crim, con, free love, seraglio, harem, brothel, bagnio, stew, bawdyhouse, cat house, lupanar, house of ill fame, bordel, bordello, impure, unclean, not to be mentioned to ears polite, immodest, shameless, indecorous, indelicate, indecent, Fescennine, loose, risque, coarse, gross, broad, free, equivocal, smutty, fulsome, ribald, obscene, bawdy, pornographic, concupiscent, prurient, lickerish, rampant, lustful, carnal, carnal-minded, lewd, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, erotic, ruttish, salacious, Paphian, voluptuous, goatish, must, musty, unchaste, light, wanton, licentious, debauched, dissolute, of loose character, of easy virtue, frail, gay, riggish, incontinent, meretricious, rakish, gallant, dissipated, no better than she should be, on the town, on the streets, on the pave, on the loose, adulterous, incestuous, bestial.