lecherous

Signification (Anglais)

Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

Traductions

έκλυτος

ακόλαστος

ασελγής

λάγνος

παραλυμένος

Fréquence

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekkōn, *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher + -ous. More at lick.

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