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Obscenity

Obscenity Meaning & Definition
Obscenity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Obscenity?

[n] an obscene act
[n] the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
[n] obscene word or phrase

Synonyms | Synonyms for Obscenity: bawdiness | lewdness | salaciousness | salacity | vulgarism

Related Terms | Find terms related to Obscenity: abominability | animality | bad language | baseness | bawdiness | bawdry | beastliness | billingsgate | blue language | blue movie | carnality | clitoromania | coarseness | colorful language | concupiscence | contemptibility | contrariety | crassness | crudeness | crudity | curse | cursing | cuss | cuss word | cussing | despicability | despicableness | dirt | dirtiness | dirty language | dirty movie | dirty name | dirty talk | dirty word | disgustingness | dysphemism | earthiness | epithet | erotic art | erotic literature | eroticism | eroticomania | erotographomania | erotomania | evil speaking | expletive | fescenninity | filth | filthiness | filthy language | fleshliness | foul invective | foul language | foulness | fulsomeness | furor uterinus | gaudiness | goatishness | grossness | gynecomania | harshness | hatefulness | heinousness | horniness | hysteromania | iconolagny | ignobility | lasciviousness | lecherousness | lechery | lewdness | libidinousness | lickerishness | loathsomeness | loudness | lubriciousness | lubricity | lust | lustfulness | meretriciousness | nastiness | naughty word | nauseousness | noisomeness | no-no | noxiousness | nymphomania | oath | objectionability | objectionableness | obnoxiousness | odiousness | offensiveness | pornographic art | pornographic literature | pornographomania | pornography | profane oath | profane swearing | profanity | prurience | pruriency | putridity | putridness | Rabelaisianism | randiness | rawness | rebarbativeness | repellence | repellency | repugnance | repulsiveness | ribaldry | rottenness | roughness | rudeness | salaciousness | salacity | satyriasis | satyrism | scatology | scurrility | sensuality | sexiness | sexploitation | sexuality | skin flick | smut | smuttiness | soft-core pornography | stag film | strong language | swearing | swearword | unparliamentary language | unrepeatable expressions | unspeakableness | uteromania | vile language | vileness | vulgar language | X-rated movie

See Also | bawdry | bawdy | dirtiness | impropriety | indecency | indecency | profanity | scatology | smuttiness

Obscenity In Webster's Dictionary

\Ob*scen"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Obscenities}. [L. obscentias: cf.F. obsc['e]nit['e].] 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 obscenity of a speech, or a picture. Mr.Cowley asserts plainly, that obscenity has no place in wit. --Dryden. No pardon vile obscenity should find. --Pope.

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