Definitions for indecent
ɪnˈdi səntin·de·cent

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward(adj)

   not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

   "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

2. indecent(adj)

   offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters

   "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"

3. indecent(adj)

   offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

   "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. indecent(Adjective)

   offensive to good taste

2. indecent(Adjective)

   not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Indecent(adj)

   not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Indecent

   in-dē′sent, adj. offensive to common modesty: unbecoming: gross, obscene.—n. Indē′cency, quality of being indecent: anything violating modesty or seemliness.—adv. Indē′cently.

Anagrams for indecent »

1. incented

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of indecent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of indecent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of indecent in a Sentence

1. Milan Kundera:

   When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.

2. Fabrice:

   A Scottish, mopping his brow with his kilt was accused of indecent exposure!

3. Isaac Chiranganyika:

   There are scenes in the film that are just too indecent to be shown to the public.

4. F. H. Bradley:

   There are those who so dislike the nude that they find something indecent in the naked truth.

5. Walter Kerr:

   Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them.

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