raunch

raunch

noun \ˈrȯnch, ˈränch\

Definition of RAUNCH

: vulgarity, lewdness

Examples of RAUNCH

1. a movie full of raunch
2. <the sheer raunch of the movie earned it a NC-17 rating>

Origin of RAUNCH

back-formation from raunchy

First Known Use: 1964

Related to RAUNCH

Synonyms: bawdiness, blueness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, impureness, impurity, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness, nastiness, profanity, obscenity, raunchiness, ribaldry, smut, smuttiness, vulgarity, wantonness

Related Words: broadness, earthiness, gaminess, raciness, saltiness, suggestiveness; immodesty, indecorousness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, unbecomingness; lechery; depravedness, depravity, kinkiness, naughtiness, perverseness, perversion, perversity, pervertedness, wickedness; exceptionability, objectionableness, unacceptability, undesirability; reprehensibility, reprehensibleness; abusiveness, scurrilousness; atrociousness, atrocity, infamy, loathsomeness, offensiveness, repellency, repugnance, repulsiveness; distastefulness, obnoxiousness, unpleasantness

Near Antonyms: priggery, priggishness, primness, prudery, prudishness, puritanism; correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, seemliness; appropriateness, fitness, suitability, suitableness; immaculateness, perfection, purity, spotlessness

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Rhymes with RAUNCH

conch, craunch, paunch, stanch