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Licentious vs Salacious - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between licentious and salacious

is that licentious is lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct while salacious is promoting sexual desire or lust.

licentious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
  • Disregarding accepted rules.

    • Derived terms

    * licentiousness

    See also

    * incontinent

    salacious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Promoting sexual desire or lust.
  • Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

    • Synonyms

    * ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious

    Derived terms

    * salaciousness