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   Ob·scen·i·ty

   /əbˈsenədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being obscene; obscene behavior, language, or images: "the book was banned for obscenity" Similar indecencyimmoralityimproprietysalaciousnesssmuttinesssmutlewdnessrudenessvulgaritydirtinessdirtfilthinessfilthfoulnesscoarsenesscrudenessgrossnessvilenessnastinessimpurityimmodestyindelicacyindecorousnessunwholesomenessscabrousnessribaldrybawdinesssuggestivenesseroticismcarnalitylasciviousnesslecherylicentiousnesslibidinousnessdegeneracydepravityamoralitydebaucherydissolutenesspruriencescatologyprofanityprofanenessrare:bawdrysalacitylubricity
   • ▪ an extremely offensive word or expression: "the men scowled and muttered obscenities" Similar curseoathswear wordexpletiveprofanityfour-letter worddirty wordblasphemyimprecationmaledictionvulgarismvulgarityswearingbad/foul languagestrong languageinformal:cusscuss word

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French obscénité or Latin obscaenitas, from obscaenus (see obscene).

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