meretricio — ► adjetivo 1 De las meretrices o prostitutas. ► sustantivo masculino 2 Relación sexual con una meretriz o prostituta. * * * meretricio, a (del lat. «meretricĭus») 1 adj. De [las] meretrices. 2 m. Pecado de cohabitar con una prostituta. * * *… … Enciclopedia Universal
Meretricious — Mer e*tri cious, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meretriciously — Meretricious Mer e*tri cious, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meretriciousness — Meretricious Mer e*tri cious, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meretricious — adjective Etymology: Latin meretricius, from meretric , meretrix prostitute, from merēre to earn more at merit Date: 1626 1. of or relating to a prostitute ; having the nature of prostitution < meretricious relationships > 2. a. tawdrily and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
meretricious — meretriciously, adv. meretriciousness, n. /mer i trish euhs/, adj. 1. alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry. 2. based on pretense, deception, or insincerity. 3. pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute. [1620 30; < L… … Universalium
meretricious — mer|e|tri|cious [ˌmerıˈtrıʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: meretricius, from meretrix prostitute , from merere; MERIT1] something that is meretricious seems attractive but has no real value or is not based on the truth ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ՊՈՌՆԿԱԿԱՆ — (ի, աց.) NBH 2 0659 Chronological Sequence: Early classical, 5c, 12c ա. πορνικός meretricius. Որ ինչ պոռնկաց է սեպհական. *զտեսանելիս իմ խաւարեցուցի պոռնկական տեսութեամբ. Եփր. խոստ.: *Պոռնկական խորհուրդ, կամ ծաղր. Ածաբ. յայտն. եւ Առ որս. ՟Ա:… … հայերեն բառարան (Armenian dictionary)
meretricious — (adj.) 1620s, pertaining to harlots, from L. meretricius of or pertaining to prostitutes, from meretrix (gen. meretricis) prostitute, lit. woman who earns money, from merere, mereri to earn, gain (see MERIT (Cf. merit) (n.)). Meaning gaudily… … Etymology dictionary
meretricious — [ˌmɛrɪ trɪʃəs] adjective 1》 showily attractive but lacking real value. 2》 archaic characteristic of a prostitute. Derivatives meretriciously adverb meretriciousness noun Origin C17: from L. meretricius (adjective from meretrix, meretric… … English new terms dictionary
meretricious — mer•e•tri•cious [[t]ˌmɛr ɪˈtrɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) cvb alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry 2) cvb based on pretense or insincerity 3) cvb pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute • Etymology: 1620–30; < L meretrīcius … From formal English to slang
