Lecherous
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| '''Lecherous''' means given to a [[lustful]] [[craving]] of [[sexually deviant]] activities. | '''Lecherous''' means given to a [[lustful]] [[craving]] of [[sexually deviant]] activities. | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | 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'' (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic ''*likkōną'' (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European ''*leyǵʰ-'' (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher + -ous. More at [[lick]]. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *[[Pan]] | *[[Pan]] | ||
| *[[Satyr]] | *[[Satyr]] | ||
| - | *[[Psychology of lechery]] | + | *[[Balzac, Zola and psychology of lechery]] |
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Lecherous means given to a lustful craving of sexually deviant activities.
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Etymology
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 (“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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