Prurience \Pru"ri*ence\, Pruriency \Pru"ri*en*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being prurient.
The pruriency of curious ears. --Burke.
There is a prurience in the speech of some. --Cowper.
prurience
n : feeling morbid sexual desire [syn: {pruriency}, {lasciviousness},
{carnality}]