obscenity
ob·scen·i·ty
noun \-ˈse-nə-tē also -ˈsē-\ plural ob·scen·i·ties
Definition of OBSCENITY
1
: the quality or state of being obscene
2
: something (as an utterance or act) that is obscene
See Examples of OBSCENITY
- The author uses obscenity to make a point about the culture.
- <the issue of whether obscenity is a fundamental part of rap music>
First Known Use of OBSCENITY
1589
Related to OBSCENITY
Synonyms: bawdiness, blueness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, impureness, impurity, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness, nastiness, profanity, raunch, raunchiness, ribaldry, smut, smuttiness, vulgarity, wantonness
Related Words: broadness, earthiness, gaminess, raciness, saltiness, suggestiveness; immodesty, indecorousness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, unbecomingness; lechery; depravedness, depravity, kinkiness, naughtiness, perverseness, perversion, perversity, pervertedness, wickedness; exceptionability, objectionableness, unacceptability, undesirability; reprehensibility, reprehensibleness; abusiveness, scurrilousness; atrociousness, atrocity, infamy, loathsomeness, offensiveness, repellency, repugnance, repulsiveness; distastefulness, obnoxiousness, unpleasantness
Near Antonyms: priggery, priggishness, primness, prudery, prudishness, puritanism; correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, seemliness; appropriateness, fitness, suitability, suitableness; immaculateness, perfection, purity, spotlessness
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