statuesque
(stach-oo-ESK)
ADJECTIVE: Possessing classic beauty, like a statue.
steamy
(STEE-mee)
ADJECTIVE: Excessively sexual or lusty; extreme heat or humidity.
stimulate
(STIM-yuh-layt)
VERB: To incite interest or arousal in a person or thing by means both mental and physical.
stripper
(STRIP-er)
NOUN: A person—usually a woman—who disrobes in front of others as a source of entertainment and is paid for it.
striptease
(STRIP-teez)
NOUN: A seductive act or dance in which a stripper or other performer undresses slowly in order to titillate his or her audience.
strumpet
(STRUHM-pit)
NOUN: A prostitute; harlot.
stud
(stuhd)
NOUN: A man well-versed in the ways of sexual relations and often deemed a great lover.
submissive
(suhb-MIS-iv)
ADJECTIVE: Obedience without protest; compliant.
sugar daddy
(SHOOG-er DAD-ee)
NOUN: An older, wealthy man who showers his young lover with gifts and financial compensation.
suggestive
(suhg-JES-tiv)
ADJECTIVE: Something that implies at vulgarity but is not explicit.
The young starlet knew exactly what she was doing when she chose to wear a dress with a SUGGESTIVE slit up the side to her meeting with the studio executives.
suitor
(SOO-ter)
NOUN: A male with romantic intentions toward a woman, specifically with the end result of marriage.
swinger
(SWING-er)
NOUN: Someone who lives a carefree sexual lifestyle, often marked by frequent exchanges of sexual partners (as in wife-swapping).
sybarite
(SIB-uh-ryt)
NOUN: One who devotes his or her life to the pursuit of pleasure; sensualist.
T
tantalize
(TAN-ti-lyz)
VERB: To tease or entice someone by letting him or her see something but not have it; tempt.
As seasoned burlesque performers, the sultry women know all the secrets to TANTALIZING the crowd without giving too much away.
tease
(teez)
NOUN: A person who teases others or intentionally arouses sexual feelings in another with no intention of satisfying the intimations.
temptation
(temp-TAY-shuhn)
NOUN: The act of being tempted or something that entices another to do something wrong, particularly in regard to sexual behavior.
temptress
(TEMP-tris)
NOUN: An alluring woman; femme fatale.
It is regarded as normal to consecrate virginity in general and to lust for its destruction in particular.
—KARL KRAUS
thirst
(thurst)
VERB: To excessively desire something; as a noun the word refers to the need for a drink or liquid.
threesome
(THREE-suhm)
NOUN: A sexual activity in which three people take part; ménage à trois.
throe
(throh)
NOUN: An outburst of emotion or pain; can also be referred to in the plural.
tingle
(TING-guhl)
VERB: A sudden feeling of sensation such as vibration or stinging.
His body TINGLED with pleasure as his girlfriend slowly started kissing her way down his neck and chest.
titillate
(TIT-l-ayt)
VERB: To stimulate or excite someone in a pleasurable way, often with a hint of sexuality; tantalize.
tomcat
(TOM-kat)
VERB OR NOUN: Engaging in a series of meaningless relationships for the purpose of having relations with as many women as possible; as a noun, tomcat refers to the man who does this.
toothsome
(TOOTH-suhm)
ADJECTIVE: Desirable or attractive; alluring.
transgression
(trans-GRESH-uhn)
NOUN: A crime or other wrongdoing that disobeys common ethics; indiscretion.
trollop
(TROL-uhp)
NOUN: A prostitute or other woman who engages in promiscuous behavior.
turn-off
(turn-awf)
NOUN: Something that causes a loss of libido in someone.
turn-on
(turn-on)
NOUN: Something that causes sexual arousal in a person.
Leslie is so infatuated with her new lover that even the faintest smell of his cologne is a major TURN-ON for her.
turpitude
(TUR-pi-tood)
NOUN: Extreme sinfulness.
two-time
(TOO-tym)
VERB: To carry on two sexual relationships at one time.
U
unbecoming
(uhn-bi-KUHM-ing)
ADJECTIVE: Improper behavior.
unchaste
(uhn-CHAYST)
ADJECTIVE: Impure or immoral.
uncontrollable
(uhn-kuhn-TROH-luh-buhl)
ADJECTIVE: Unable to be managed or controlled; unruly.
After spending the night flirting over drinks, the once strangers are now bedmates after rushing up to the hotel room in the throes of an UNCONTROLLABLE passion.
uncurbed
(uhn-KURBD)
ADJECTIVE: Not restrained or controlled; unbridled.
undecorous
(uhn-DEK-er-uhs)
ADJECTIVE: Undignified or impropriety in behavior; indecent.
Society drives people crazy with lust and
calls it advertising.
—JOHN LAHR
unfaithful
(uhn-FAYTH-fuhl)
ADJECTIVE: Engaging in romantic affairs outside of a marriage or other committed relationship; adulterous.
unmoral
(uhn-MAWR-uhl)
ADJECTIVE: Neither moral or immoral; amoral.
unprincipled
(uhn-PRIN-suh-puhld)
ADJECTIVE: Lacking principles or morals; immoral.
unrestraint
(uhn-ri-STRAYNT)
NOUN: Characterized by a lack of restraint; debauchery.
unruly
(uhn-ROO-lee)
ADJECTIVE: Wild or out of control; disobedient.
unseemly
(uhn-SEEM-lee)
ADJECTIVE: Inappropriate or unbecoming; indecorous.
untoward
(uhn-TAWRD)
ADJECTIVE: Inappropriate or unbecoming; unseemly.
urge
(urj)
NOUN: A natural impulse or inclination; itch.
Finishing foreplay requires both partners to resist the URGE to skip the carnal appetizers and go straight to intercourse.
uteromania
(yoo-ter-oh-MAY-nee-uh)
NOUN: A female’s uncontrollable desire for sex; nymphomania.
uxorious
(uhk-SAWR-ee-uhs)
ADJECTIVE: Excessively affectionate toward one’s wife.
V
vagina
(vuh-JY-nuh)
NOUN: The tract that connects the uterus to the opening of the female’s vulva.
vamp
(vamp)
NOUN: A woman who uses her feminine wiles to manipulate others.
Slinking around the bar with a sly but sexy smile on her face, the VAMP knew exactly what she was doing as she stole the attention of every male, partnered or not, in the place.
venereal
(vuh-NEER-ee-uhl)
ADJECTIVE: Relating to sexual intercourse.
venery
(VEN-uh-ree)
NOUN: The search for or satisfaction of sexual delight.
Viagra
(vy-AG-ruh)
NOUN: A prescription drug used
to treat impotence.
Love forgives the lover
even his lust.
—FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
vibrator
(VY-bray-ter)
NOUN: An electronic device that is used as a sexual aid.
vice
(vys)
NOUN: A bad habit or characteristic.
virgin
(VUR-jin)
NOUN: One who has never had sexual intercourse.
virginal
(VUR-juh-nl)
ADJECTIVE: Uncorrupted; characterized by someone who has never had sex.
virile
(VIR-uhl)
ADJECTIVE: Masculine or manly; strong or forceful.
virtuous
(VUR-choo-uhs)
ADJECTIVE: Righteous; virginal.
voluptuary
(vuh-LUHP-choo-er-ee)
NOUN: One who devotes his or her life to the pursuit of pleasure-seeking.
voluptuous
(vuh-LUHP-choo-uhs)
ADJECTIVE: Shapely and alluring; characterized by sensuality.
voyeur
(vwah-YUR)
NOUN: One who derives sexual excitement by (often secretly) observing others in the nude or engaged in sexual behavior; Peeping Tom.
Watching his neighbor through her bedroom window was an unbelievable turn-on for the VOYEUR.
vulgarity
(vuhl-GAR-ih-tee)
NOUN: Crudeness in behavior; tastelessness.
W
want
(wont)
VERB: To desire; long for.
wanton
(WON-tn)
ADJECTIVE: Uninhibited, particularly when it comes to sexuality; undisciplined.
weakness
(WEEK-nis)
NOUN: A lack of strength, sometimes as the result of a fierce fondness for something contradictory.
Dark hair and dark eyes were her WEAKNESS, and the charming man standing in front of her had both so falling for him was inevitable.
well-endowed
(wel-en-DOUD)
ADJECTIVE: Having large genitals.
whore
(hawr)
NOUN: A woman who acts in a promiscuous manner; prostitute.
Sins become more subtle as you grow older:
you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
—PIERS PAUL READ
wife-swapping
(WYF-swah-ping)
NOUN: The consensual exchange of partners between two or more married or committed couples for sexual purposes.
winsome
(WIN-suhm)
ADJECTIVE: Something that is engaging or charming because of its innocence.
wolfish
(WOOL-fish)
ADJECTIVE: Having the characteristics of a wolf, including rapaciousness; wolfish can describe a man who is constantly trying to seduce women.
The WOLFISH man’s slicked back hair and curled lip played into his wild persona as he moved about the party trying to seduce every women with whom he met eyes.
womanize
(WOOM-uh-nyz)
VERB: When a man is constantly pursuing meaningless sexual relationships with women.
woo
(woo)
VERB: To pursue a woman, especially with the intention of marrying her; court.
worship
(WUR-ship)
VERB: To revere a person or thing as if it were a deity; adulation.
X and Y
x-rated
(EKS-rayt-ted)
ADJECTIVE: Describes graphic content that is not suitable for anyone under the age of seventeen because of extremely sexual or violent material.
XXX
(eks-eks-eks)
ADJECTIVE: The most graphic or explicit of pornographic content.
yearn
(yurn)
VERB: To long for or desire something greatly that some may consider a bit out of reach.
Separated by thousands of miles, the two young lovers YEARNED for the moment they would be back in each other’s arms.
Carnal lust rules where there is no love of God.
—ST. AUGUSTINE
Z
zeal
(zeel)
NOUN: Energetic enthusiasm; passion.
As he laid his hand on top of his wife’s, whom he’d been married to for fifty years, a real ZEAL and passion overcame the two as if they were back in their twenties.
zest
(zest)
NOUN: Lively and spirited enjoyment.
Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them
all… ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.
—MARQUIS DE SADE
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