Obscenity

  • 21obscenity — An obscene representation or display, particularly of the human body or of a part of it, represents it in abstraction from human commitments and emotions, but not entirely objectively either (as in medical textbooks); rather the body or part of… …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 22obscenity — Synonyms and related words: Rabelaisianism, X rated movie, abominability, animality, bad language, baseness, bawdiness, bawdry, beastliness, billingsgate, blue language, blue movie, carnality, clitoromania, coarseness, colorful language,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 23obscenity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state or quality of being obscene] Syn. salacity, vulgarity, scurrility; see lewdness . 2. [That which is obscene] Syn. vulgarity, impropriety, smut; see curse 1 , indecency 2 , pornography . II (Roget s 3… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 24obscenity — ob|scen|i|ty [ ab senəti ] noun 1. ) uncount behavior or language that is sexually offensive, especially in a movie, book, or play 2. ) count usually plural a word or action that is sexually offensive: A drunkard was shouting obscenities outside …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25obscenity — ob·scen·i·ty || É™b senÉ™tɪ n. obscene language; curse; crudity …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26obscenity — noun (plural obscenities) the state or quality of being obscene. ↘obscene language or behaviour. ↘an obscene word or expression …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27obscenity — n. 1. Indecency, indelicacy, immodesty, unchastity, lewdness, obsceneness. 2. Ribaldry, lewdness, smuttiness, indelicacy …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28obscenity — noun 1 (U) sexually offensive language or behaviour, especially in a book, play, film etc 2 (countable usually plural) a sexually offensive word or action: He ran off, shouting obscenities at them …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29obscenity — n 1. indecency, vulgarity, vulgarness, salaciousness, vileness, foulness, obsceneness; filthiness, nastiness, Sl. raunchiness; lecherousness, lubricity, lustfulness, bawdiness, libidinousness, concupiscence, carnality, carnalness; licentiousness …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 30obscenity — ob·scen·i·ty …

    English syllables