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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers |
| Section IV. Moral Affections |
| 4. Moral Practice |
| 961. Impurity. |
| NOUN: | IMPURITY; uncleanness (filth) [See Uncleanness]; immodesty; grossness &c. adj.; indelicacy, indecency, impudicity, obscenity, ribaldry, smut, bawdry, double entente, équivoque [F.]; pornography. incontinence, debauchery, libertinism, libertinage, fornication, wenching, venery, dissipation. concupiscence, lust, carnality, flesh, salacity; pruriency, lechery, lasciviousness, lewdness, lasciviency [obs.], lubricity; Sadism, Sapphism, Lesbianism, nymphomania, aphrodisia, satyriasis. SEDUCTION; defloration, defilement, abuse, violation, stupration, rape; incest. SOCIAL EVIL, harlotry, whoredom, concubinage, cuckoldom, adultery, advoutry [obs.], crim. con.; free-love. INTRIGUE, amour, amourette, liaison [F.], faux pas [F.], entanglement; gallantry. [RESORTS] brothel, bagnio, stew, bawdyhouse, lupanar, house of ill fame, bordel [obs.]; Yoshiwara [Jap.], red-light district. HAREM, seraglio, zenana [India]. |
| VERB: | BE IMPURE &c. adj.;, debauch, defile, seduce; prostitute; abuse, violate, rape, stuprate [rare], deflower; commit adultery &c. n.; intrigue. |
| ADJECTIVE: | IMPURE; unclean (dirty) [See Uncleanness]; not to be mentioned to ears polite; immodest, shameless, indecorous, indelicate, indecent, Fescennine; loose, risqué [F.], coarse, gross, broad, free, equivocal, smutty, fulsome, ribald, obscene, bawdy, pornographic. concupiscent, prurient, lickerish, rampant, lustful; carnal, carnal-minded; lewd, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, erotic, ruttish, must or musty [said of elephants]; salacious, Paphian, voluptuous; goatish, beastly, bestial, incestuous. UNCHASTE, light, wanton, licentious, adulterous, debauched, dissolute; of loose character, of easy virtue; frail, gay, riggish [obs.], incontinent, meretricious, rakish, gallant, dissipated; no better than she should be; on the town, on the streets, on the pavé [F.], on the loose [colloq.]. |
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