Definitions for obscenityəbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ob•scen•i•tyəbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-(n.)(pl.)-ties.

  1. the state or quality of being obscene.

  2. something obscene, as a word or story.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity(noun)

    the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

  2. obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word(noun)

    an offensive or indecent word or phrase

  3. obscenity(noun)

    an obscene act

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. obscenity(noun)əbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-

    obscene language or behavior

    obscenity in film

  2. obscenityəbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-

    a word or phrase that is obscene

    He walked away as she yelled obscenities after him.

Wiktionary

  1. 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!"

  2. obscenity(Noun)

    An act of obscene behaviour.

    Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  1. 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

obscenity(noun)

an obscene act or word(s)

He shouted obscenities at the police.

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