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- Dictionaryprurient/ˈprʊərɪənt/
adjective
- 1. having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others: "she'd been the subject of much prurient curiosity"
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Prurient means too interested in the details of another person's sexual behaviour or in learning about people or things. See synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation and translations of prurient.
The meaning of PRURIENT is marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire; especially : marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire. How to use prurient in a sentence.
Prurient means showing too much interest in sexual matters or exciting lustfulness. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage examples of prurient from Collins English Dictionary.
Prurient definition: having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.. See examples of PRURIENT used in a sentence.
Something is prurient if it focuses attention on sex not in an artistic way or to teach something, but purely to appeal to your baser instincts. If something is prurient, it's sure to offend somebody.
Prurient means having or characterized by lustful or lascivious thoughts, desires, or practices. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of prurient, as well as related words and antonyms, in this comprehensive online dictionary.
adjective. /ˈprʊəriənt/ /ˈprʊriənt/ (formal, disapproving) having or showing too much interest in things connected with sex. a prurient interest in the details of a rape case. Word Origin late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘having a mental itching’): from Latin prurient- ‘itching, longing’ and ‘being wanton’, from the verb prurire.
