Literary notes about lecherousness (AI summary)
Literary usage of the term "lecherousness" often explores themes of uncontrollable desire and excessive appetite. In one context, the word is associated not only with licentiousness but also with greediness and eager hunger, suggesting a broader range of bodily or emotional cravings [1]. In another narrative setting, it contributes to the depiction of a society newly exposed to both intoxicating influences and malevolent, exotic beliefs, hinting at the disruptive impact of latent excesses on communal life [2].
- Likerousnesse , s. lecherousness, D 611; licentiousness, I 430; greediness, I 377; eagerness, I 741; appetite, C 84.
— from Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes by Geoffrey Chaucer - They brought gin and a new lecherousness and deadly ills and novel superstitions, and found a people ready for their wares.
— from Mystic Isles of the South Seas. by Frederick O'Brien