lascivious
las·civ·i·ous/ləˈsɪvi.əs/adjective
lascivious is spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-I-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables (las·civ·i·ous). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lascivious means “Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lascivious?
| Letters | 10: L-A-S-C-I-V-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: las·civ·i·ous |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lascivious?
Lascivious appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lascivious?
- UK /ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/
- UK /-vi.əs/
- US /ləˈsɪvi.əs/
Lascivious has 4 syllables, split las·civ·i·ous in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lascivious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lascivious?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lascivious from its last stressed vowel (/ɪviəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lascivious
- more lascivious comparative
- most lascivious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lascivious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lascivious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wanton:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lascivious come from?
From Latin lascīviōsus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).