hircine

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
2. Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
3. Libidinous; lustful.

Noun

A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.

Synonyms

goatish

goat

🐐

lascivious

prurient

unchaste

goat like

goat-like

caprine

ecchi

Translations

şehvetli

شهواني

lasziv

غلم

libidinós

geil

فاسق

libidinös

lüstern

lustvoll

wollüstig

ακόλαστος

ασελγής

λάγνος

شبق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɜːsaɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hircyne

Cognate with French: hircin

In summary

First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircīnus (“of a goat”, “goat-scented”); equivalent to hircus (“a male goat”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Cognate with French hircin. Compare caprine, haedine.