English dictionary

obscenity

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

noun.attribute

Synonyms bawdiness lewdness salaciousness salacity

Source: WordNet 3.0
an offensive or indecent word or phrase

noun.communication

Synonyms dirty word filth smut vulgarism

Source: WordNet 3.0
an obscene act

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>obscenity</i> of a speech, or a picture.

noun

Source: webster1913