lechery

noun

Definition of lecherynext
1
as in nymphomania

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as in lewdness

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Recent Examples of lechery Mingus agreed to join him for moral support, but when Albee, whether through nonchalance or lechery, answered the door wearing nothing but a beltless bathrobe, Mingus balked and hightailed it out of there. — Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025 Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles. — The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Harper is under siege by multiple manifestations of toxic masculinity—lechery, neediness, condescension, even Geoffrey’s uncomfortable banter. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 May 2022 With comic rebuttal, Post’s Christine deflected Fielding’s lechery throughout the series’ run. — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for lechery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lechery
  1. nymphomania
  2. lewdness
  3. erotomania
  4. lasciviousness
  5. hypersexuality
  6. perversion
  7. ardor
  8. wantonness
Noun
  • The old include the obvious (Louis) and less obvious (a one-of-a-kind musical origin story), but the new arrives in the form of the mysterious Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle), Lestat’s undead mother whose thirst for blood ranks a distant second to her nymphomania.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
Definition of nymphomania
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  • The writing, by Estelle Hoy and Justine Gelfman, was sassy and sharp, and the narrative exuded a whimsical lewdness that cut against the production’s overall slapstick sensibility.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • He was charged with reckless endangerment, graffiti, public lewdness, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, the NYPD said, according to NBC News.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lewdness
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  • This eccentric delusion is clinically recognized as erotomania.
    — Eric Taipale, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2022
Definition of erotomania
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  • Marie is disciplined and principled, while her rebellious daughter prides herself on breaking the rules and reveling in lasciviousness.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of lasciviousness
Noun
  • All that thinking has only strengthened my conviction that learning to love your face without objectification is a powerful way to counteract the damaging and distressing messages from a beauty culture that prizes youthfulness and hypersexuality.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 10 Dec. 2025
Definition of hypersexuality
Noun
  • The leprous, lascivious body was a perversion that Western proselytizing could fix.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • More broadly, this same chain of logic turns the Voting Rights Act into a zombie law, a perversion of its intended purpose that now mostly protects white Americans from any attempts to break their disproportionate control of voting machinery.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Definition of perversion
Noun
  • There’s Tom Crutchfield, who loves women with the ardor of Pepé Le Pew but spends most of his time not in pursuit of the ladies but of exotic snakes, lizards, alligators, turtles and whatnot.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Or Ada, the focus of Desacroux’s ardor and obsession after a rapturous night five years prior?
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of ardor
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  • Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of wantonness

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