indecency
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.in·de·cen·cy
noun \(ˌ)in-ˈdē-sən(t)-sē\Definition of INDECENCY
1
: the quality or state of being indecent
2
: something (as a word or action) that is indecent
See Examples of INDECENCY
- The book has been criticized for indecency.
- I was shocked by the indecency of their language.
- He was accused of sexual indecencies.
First Known Use of INDECENCY
1589
Related to INDECENCY
- Synonyms
- bawdiness, blueness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, impureness, impurity, obscenity, lasciviousness, lewdness, nastiness, profanity, raunch, raunchiness, ribaldry, smut, smuttiness, vulgarity, wantonness
- Antonyms
- appropriateness, correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, fitness, properness, propriety, rightness, seemliness, suitability, suitableness
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