Definitions for obscenityəbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•scen•i•tyəbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the state or quality of being obscene.
something obscene, as a word or story.
Princeton's WordNet
obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity(noun)
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word(noun)
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
obscenity(noun)
an obscene act
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
obscenity(noun)əbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-
obscene language or behavior
obscenity in film
obscenityəbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-
a word or phrase that is obscene
He walked away as she yelled obscenities after him.
Wiktionary
obscenity(Noun)
Something that is obscene.
Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
obscenity(Noun)
An act of obscene behaviour.
Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
obscenity(Noun)
Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
obscenity(Noun)
The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.
Webster Dictionary
Obscenity(noun)
that quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of a speech, or a picture
Translations for obscenity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- obseniteitAfrikaans

- خَلاعَه، فُحْش، بَذاءَهArabic

- сквернословиеBulgarian

- obscenidadePortuguese (BR)

- nemravnostiCzech

- Obszönitäten (pl.)German

- modbydelighed; sjofelhedDanish

- χυδαιότητα, αισχρολογίαGreek

- obscenidadSpanish

- rõvedusEstonian

- حرف یا عمل وقیح و ناپسندFarsi

- rivousFinnish

- obscénitéFrench

- נִיבּוּל פֶּהHebrew

- अश्लील, असभ्य वर्तन या शब्दHindi

- nepristojnost, opscenostCroatian

- trágárságHungarian

- kejorokanIndonesian

- klámfengi; klúryrðiIcelandic

- oscenitàItalian

- わいせつJapanese

- 외설, 음란Korean

- nešvankybėLithuanian

- neķītrība, piedauzībaLatvian

- kelucahanMalay

- obsceniteitDutch

- utukt, uanstendighet, grisepratNorwegian

- świństwo, sprośnośćPolish

- حرف یا عمل وقیح و ناپسندPersian

- نا وړه خبر يا كړنPashto

- obscenidadePortuguese

- obscenitateRomanian

- непристойностьRussian

- oplzlosťSlovak

- opolzkostSlovenian

- lascivnostSerbian

- oanständighet, obscenitetSwedish

- ความลามกThai

- müstehcenlikTurkish

- 淫穢Chinese (Trad.)

- непристойністьUkrainian

- فحاشيت، بے حيائيUrdu

- sự tục tĩuVietnamese

- 淫秽Chinese (Simp.)

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