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Libidinous vs Obscene - What's the difference?

libidinous | obscene | Related terms |

Libidinous is a related term of obscene.


As adjectives the difference between libidinous and obscene

is that libidinous is having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious while obscene is obscene.

libidinous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious.
  • *
    • It is observed, that the red haired of both sexes are more libidinous and mischievous than the rest, whom yet they much exceed in strength and activity.

    Synonyms

    * (having lustful desires) hot to trot, lascivious, lewd, licentious, lustful, wanton

    Related terms

    * libidinism * libidinist * libidinosity

    obscene

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
  • Lewd or lustful
  • Disgusting or repulsive
  • Beyond all reason
  • Liable to deprave or corrupt

    • Usage notes

    * The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .