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Prurience vs Smuttiness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between prurience and smuttiness

is that prurience is the quality of being prurient while smuttiness is the state or quality of being smutty.

prurience

English

Noun

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

    smuttiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being smutty.