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- Dictionaryobscenity/əbˈsɛnɪti/
noun
- 1. the state or quality of being obscene: "the book was banned for obscenity" Similar indecencyimmoralityimproprietysalaciousnesssmuttinesssmutlewdnessrudenessvulgaritydirtinessdirtfilthinessfilthfoulnesscoarsenesscrudenessgrossnessvilenessnastinessimpurityimmodestyindelicacyindecorousnessunwholesomenessscabrousnessribaldrybawdinesssuggestivenesseroticismcarnalitylasciviousnesslecherylicentiousnesslibidinousnessdegeneracydepravityamoralitydebaucherydissolutenesspruriencescatologyprofanityprofanenessrare:bawdrysalacitylubricity
- ▪ obscene behaviour, language, or images: "a stream of invective and obscenity" Similar indecencyimmoralityimproprietysalaciousnesssmuttinesssmutlewdnessrudenessvulgaritydirtinessdirtfilthinessfilthfoulnesscoarsenesscrudenessgrossnessvilenessnastinessimpurityimmodestyindelicacyindecorousnessunwholesomenessscabrousnessribaldrybawdinesssuggestivenesseroticismcarnalitylasciviousnesslecherylicentiousnesslibidinousnessdegeneracydepravityamoralitydebaucherydissolutenesspruriencescatologyprofanityprofanenessrare:bawdrysalacitylubricity
- ▪ an extremely offensive word or expression: "the men scowled and muttered obscenities" Similar curseoathswear wordexpletiveprofanityfour-letter worddirty wordblasphemyimprecationmaledictionvulgarismvulgarityswearingbad/foul languagestrong languageinformal:cusscuss word
Word Origin late 16th century: from French obscénité or Latin obscaenitas, from obscaenus (see obscene).
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