Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessive interest in or indulgence in sexual activity.
- noun A lecherous act.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sensuality; free indulgence of carnal appetite; lewdness.
- noun Pleasure; delight.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Free indulgence of lust; excessive indulgence in sexual relations; -- used mostly of men.
- noun obsolete Selfish pleasure; delight.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Inordinate
indulgence insexual activity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
Etymologies
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Examples
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In this commandment it is forbidden and defended all manner sin of the flesh which is called generally lechery, which is a right foul sin and villainous.
The Golden Legend, vol. 1 1230-1298 1900
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Its reassuring to find oneself almost agreeing with Melanie again. .but: laughable as it is for this dreadful new labour hack to pretend that paying to be tied up and flogged is only depraved if you wear the wrong costume; isnt the public exposure of depravity its own kind of lechery (to paraphrase Dr Johnson)?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Steven Tyler's perpetual lechery; the way the entire panel hedges about criticism by qualifying it by saying, "At first ..." and then explaining how any given contestant pulled it together; Jacob Lusk's wordless wailing.
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Of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" he wrote, "The lechery scenes are the best."
The Life Well-Read Eric Ormsby 2011
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How else to explain why the ubiquitous lechery of "Hey Nineteen," the dynamite-strapped character of "Don't Take Me Alive" and the tricky jazz harmonies of "Peg" remain on classic-rock radio after so many decades?
Funk Yards, Beacon Blues Andy Beta 2011
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Below, she talks about getting her confidence back, how Kara DioGuardi offended her, Nick's lechery and why she thinks the warzone vibe of the show is counterproductive.
Platinum Hit's Amber Ojeda: I Have a Personality, I Swear to God 2011
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This radical break, so often attributed to Henry's lechery and self-interest, was in the end immensely valuable to England and the English-speaking peoples.
Exhibit review of 'Vivat Rex!' at the Folger Shakespeare Library Philip Kennicott 2010
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“Watch out, he has made lechery his profession,” Teddy said seriously.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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We didn't know Bozell kept track of that show's lechery level with such an eye for detail.
Terry Krepel: The Media Research Center's Transgender Freakout Terry Krepel 2011
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Brock's Chick was a woman so hot that "the Arizona legislature recently passed a bill that forbids me and this young lady from being an item because we're too good looking," Brock wrote in one post, which contained Brock's typical blend of swagger and lechery.
Ben Quayle's run for Congress, interrupted by Internet columnist Nik Richie Monica Hesse 2010
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