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coarseness
The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
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  1. The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
  2. The quality or state of being coarse; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language.
vulgarity
The state or quality of being vulgar, crude, coarse, unrefined, etc.
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  1. The state or quality of being vulgar, crude, coarse, unrefined, etc.
  2. Something, such as an act or expression, that offends good taste or propriety.
  3. A vulgar act, habit, usage in speech, etc.
impurity
The state or quality of being impure
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  1. The state or quality of being impure
  2. The quality or condition of being impure, especially:
  3. An impure thing or element
immodesty
The state of being immodest
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  1. The state of being immodest
  2. A lack of modesty
offense
The act of creating resentment, hurt feelings, displeasure, etc.
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  1. The act of creating resentment, hurt feelings, displeasure, etc.
  2. The condition of being offended, esp. of feeling hurt, resentful, or angry; umbrage
  3. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime.
incivility
The quality or condition of being uncivil.
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  1. The quality or condition of being uncivil.
  2. A rude or discourteous act
  3. A lack of courtesy or politeness; rudeness
impropriety
An improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing.
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  1. An improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing.
  2. Improper action or behavior
  3. An improper or unacceptable use of a word or phrase (Ex.: “borrow” for “lend”)
indecorum
Lack of decorum; lack of propriety, good taste, etc.
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  1. Lack of decorum; lack of propriety, good taste, etc.
  2. Indecorous conduct, speech, etc.
  3. An instance of indecorous behavior or action.
ribaldry
Vulgar, lewdly humorous language or joking or an instance of it.
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  1. Vulgar, lewdly humorous language or joking or an instance of it.
  2. An example of ribald language or humor
indelicacy
Something indelicate
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  1. Something indelicate
  2. (Countable) An indelicate act or statement
  3. (Uncountable) The condition of being indelicate
obscenity
Something, such as a word, act, or expression, that is indecent or lewd.
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  1. Something, such as a word, act, or expression, that is indecent or lewd.
  2. An obscene remark, act, event, etc.
  3. Indecency, lewdness, or offensiveness in behavior, expression, or appearance.
vulgarity
The state or quality of being vulgar, crude, coarse, unrefined, etc.
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  1. The state or quality of being vulgar, crude, coarse, unrefined, etc.
  2. Something, such as an act or expression, that offends good taste or propriety.
  3. A vulgar act, habit, usage in speech, etc.
raciness
The quality of being racy
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  1. The quality of being racy
four-letter-word
Any of several short words having to do with sex or excrement and generally regarded as offensive or objectionable
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  1. Any of several short words having to do with sex or excrement and generally regarded as offensive or objectionable
lewdness
The property of being lewd.
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  1. The property of being lewd.
  2. Indecent behavior offensive to observers. Indecent behavior offensive to observers.
quadriliteral
A word root in a Semitic language which consists of four letters
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  1. A word root in a Semitic language which consists of four letters
pornography
Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
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  1. Sexually explicit writing, images, video, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
  2. Lurid or sensational material. Often used in combination:
  3. Writings, pictures, etc. intended primarily to arouse sexual desire
smut
Sexually explicit or prurient language or material, such as books or movies.
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  1. Sexually explicit or prurient language or material, such as books or movies.
  2. A mark made by something dirty; soiled spot
  3. Any of various bacidiomycete fungi that are parasitic on plants and are distinguished by the black, powdery masses of spores that appear as sooty smudges on the affected plant parts. Smuts are parasitic chiefly on cereal grasses like corn and wheat and can cause enormous damage to crops.
foulness
An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
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  1. An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
  2. The state of being foul
impropriety
Improper action or behavior
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  1. Improper action or behavior
  2. An improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing.
  3. An improper or unacceptable use of a word or phrase (Ex.: “borrow” for “lend”)
indecorum
Lack of decorum; lack of propriety, good taste, etc.
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  1. Lack of decorum; lack of propriety, good taste, etc.
  2. An instance of indecorous behavior or action.
  3. Indecorous conduct, speech, etc.
indelicacy
(Uncountable) The condition of being indelicate
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  1. (Uncountable) The condition of being indelicate
  2. (Countable) An indelicate act or statement
  3. Something indelicate
Find another word for indecency. In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for indecency, like: coarseness, grossness, bawdiness, vulgarity, impurity, immodesty, offense, incivility, impropriety, indecorum and ribaldry.

Sentence Examples

  • The night-dances were generally accompanied by much indecency and immorality.

  • As soon as the heresy laws and ecclesiastical jurisdiction had been re-established, Ferrar was examined by Gardiner, and then with signal indecency sent down to be tried by Morgan, his successor in the bishopric of St David's.

  • In the first place, the comparative indecency of Rabelais has been much exaggerated by persons unfamiliar with early French literature.

  • He had no artistic appreciation of the subject he discussed, and he mistook cause for effect in asserting that the decline in public morality was due to the flagrant indecency of the stage.

  • They met with a quick and easy sale, were very extensively read, and very liberally and deservedly praised for the unflagging industry and vigour they displayed, though just exception, if only on the score of good taste, was taken to the scoffing tone he continued to maintain in all passages where the Christian religion was specially concerned, and much fault was found with the indecency of some of his notes.'

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