Definitions for Obscene
əbˈsinob·scene

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. obsceneadjective

   designed to incite to indecency or lust

   "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead

2. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveadjective

   offensive to the mind

   "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

3. lewd, obscene, raunchy, salaciousadjective

   suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

   "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obsceneadjective

   Offensive to current standards of decency or morality

2. obsceneadjective

   Lewd or lustful

3. obsceneadjective

   Disgusting or repulsive

4. obsceneadjective

   Beyond all reason

5. obsceneadjective

   Liable to deprave or corrupt

6. Etymology: Ultimately from the obscenus, obscaenus, perhaps viâ ; compare the Modern obscène.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OBSCENEadjective

   Etymology: obscene, Fr. obscœnus, Latin.

   1. Immodest; not agreeable to chastity of mind; causing lewd ideas.

   Chemos th’ obscene dread of Moab’s sons. John Milton.

   Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grow obscene and uncleanly. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. Offensive; disgusting.

   A girdle foul with grease binds his obscene attire. Dryden.

   Home as they went, the sad discourse renew’d,
   Of the relentless dame to death pursu’d,
   And of the sight obscene so lately view’d. Dryden.

   3. Inauspicious; ill omined.

   Care shuns thy walks, as at the chearful light
   The groaning ghosts, and birds obscene take flight. Dryd.

   It is the sun’s fate like your’s, to be displeasing to owls and obscene animals, who cannot bear his lustre. Alexander Pope, Lett.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obscene

   Obscene refers to something that is offensive, indecent, or inappropriate, typically in a sexual context. It can pertain to things like language, behavior, imagery, or any kind of content that is considered vulgar, lewd, or morally repugnant. What counts as obscene can often vary widely based on cultural, societal, or personal standards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obscene

   offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures

2. Obscene

   foul; fifthy; disgusting

3. Obscene

   inauspicious; ill-omened

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obscene

   ob-sēn′, adj. offensive to chastity: unchaste: indecent: disgusting: ill-omened.—adv. Obscene′ly.—ns. Obscene′ness, Obscen′ity, quality of being obscene: lewdness. [L. obscenus.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Obscene in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Obscene in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Obscene in a Sentence

1. New York:

   These incidents of vandalism have ranged from the tragic to the obscene, from the transparent to the inexplicable, there remains much we do not know about this phenomenon, but at a minimum, they underscore that our society is in sore need of God’s grace.

2. George Clooney:

   We had some protesters last night when we pulled up in San Francisco and they're right to protest. They're absolutely right. It is an obscene amount of money.

3. Antonin Artaud:

   But how is one to make a scientist understand that there is something unalterably deranged about differential calculus, quantum theory, or the obscene and so inanely liturgical ordeals of the precession of the equinoxes.

4. Havelock Ellis:

   It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.

5. Steve Mellin:

   The defendant comes into court to be formally charged with murdering a little boy, murdering two women and a police officer, he has had months to reflect on the pain and suffering that he has caused. But when he's put in that holding cell, you cannot see a trace of remorse on his face. He paces, he fluffs his hair, and he makes obscene gestures at the marshals watching over him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Obscene
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obscene
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Obscene
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Obscene
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Obscene