different between earthy vs licentious
earthy
English
Etymology
From Middle English erthy, equivalent to earth +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???i/
- Rhymes: -??(?)?i
- Hyphenation: earthy
Adjective
earthy (comparative earthier, superlative earthiest)
- Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).
- The earthy smell of fresh turned loam told me the farmer had started plowing this morning, the definitive sign of spring for me.
- Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
- She was an earthy soul, the salt of the earth as they say of such rural folk, untarnished by false civilization.
- (figuratively) Coarse and unrefined, crude.
- earthy humour
- Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.
- Covered with earth (mud, dirt).
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
- He was wet through with the dew and quite earthy from diving into the burrows the Boy had made for him in the flower bed, and Nana grumbled as she rubbed him off with a corner of her apron.
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
Synonyms
- terreous (obsolete)
Derived terms
- earthily
- earthiness
Translations
Anagrams
- Hayter, Thayer, aethyr, hearty, yearth
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licentious
English
Alternative forms
- licentuous (misconstruction)
Etymology
Latin licenti?sus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /la?.?s?n.??s/
Adjective
licentious (comparative more licentious, superlative most licentious)
- Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
- Disregarding accepted rules.
Derived terms
- licentiousness
Related terms
- license
Translations
See also
- incontinent
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