What does indelicacy mean?
Definitions for indelicacy
ɪnˈdɛl ɪ kə siin·del·i·ca·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
indelicacynoun
the trait of being indelicate and offensive
indelicacynoun
an impolite act or expression
Wiktionary
indelicacynoun
The condition of being indelicate
indelicacynoun
An indelicate act or statement
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Indelicacynoun
Want of delicacy; want of elegant decency.
Etymology: in and delicacy.
Your papers would be chargeable with worse than indelicacy, they would be immoral, did you treat detestable uncleanness as you rally an impertinent self-love. Addison.
Wikipedia
Indelicacy
Indelicacy is a 2020 novel by American writer Amina Cain. The novel follows the life of its narrator, Vitória, from shortly before her marriage until shortly after its dissolution.
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indelicacy
Indelicacy is a behavior or act that is offensive, embarrassing, or inappropriate, often associated with a lack of sensitivity, subtle taste, or respect for social conventions. It can also mean obscene or coarse language or expression.
Webster Dictionary
Indelicacynoun
the quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind
Etymology: [From Indelicate.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indelicacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indelicacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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