salacity

noun

sa·​lac·​i·​ty

səˈlasətē,

-asətē,

-aas-,

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being salacious : salaciousness

handled sex in his novels with a mere suggestion of salacity

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French salacité, from Latin salacitat-, salacitas, from salac-, salax + -itat-, -itas -ity

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