Italian

Noun

procacia f ‎(plural procacie)

1. (archaic, literary) impudence, insolence, shamelessness
2. (by extension, literary) sexual provocativeness or attractiveness

Synonyms

• (all senses): procacità
• (1): impudenza, insolenza, sfacciataggine
• (2): lascivia, sensualità

Antonyms

• (all senses): pudore
• (1): modestia, umiltà
• (2): castità, pudicizia

Anagrams

• accorpai, caproica

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈkaː.ki.a/, [prɔˈkaː.ki.a]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈka.t͡ʃi.a/, [proˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]

Etymology 1

Form of procāx.

Adjective

procācia

1. nominative neuter plural of procāx
2. accusative neuter plural of procāx
3. vocative neuter plural of procāx

Etymology 2

Derived from procāx ‎(“shameless”) +‎ -ia ‎(“abstract noun-forming suffix”).

Noun

procācia f ‎(genitive procāciae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) shamelessness, impudence

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Italian: procacia

References

• procacia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “procacia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.