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. Bernie Sanders:

   This strike should send a message to corporate CEOs across the country, it is absolutely unacceptable for profitable corporations to provide obscene compensation packages to executives, while ripping off workers and their families.

2. Karen Elizabeth Gordon:

   All phone calls are obscene.

3. Thomas Paine, "The Age of Reason":

   Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the bible is filled, it would seem more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.

4. Thomas Paine:

   Whenever we read the obscene stories, voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortous executions, the unrelenting vindictivenes, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistant that we called it the word of a Demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind, and, for my part, I sincerly detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

5. Aryeh Spero:

   This ad is vile and obscene, the exact opposite of the truth.

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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