Lechery (Noun)
Meaning
Unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The 17th-century playwright's works often featured characters whose lechery led to their downfall.
- His lechery was legendary, with a string of affairs and conquests that spanned decades.
- The novel's protagonist struggled with his own lechery, finding himself torn between desire and morality.
- The painting depicted a scene of unbridled lechery, with nymphs and satyrs cavorting in the woods.
- In the 1960s, the rise of the counterculture movement was often associated with a celebration of lechery and free love.