Prurience vs Filthiness - What's the difference?

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Prurience is a related term of filthiness.


As nouns the difference between prurience and filthiness

is that prurience is the quality of being prurient while filthiness is the property of being filthy.

prurience

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being prurient.
    • There is a prurience in the speech of some. — Cowper.

    filthiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the property of being filthy

    • Synonyms

    * dirtiness