Thesaurus: obscenity

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1. n. 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.
2. n. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
3. n. an word/offensive">offensive or word/indecent">indecent word or phrase
4. n. an obscene act
5. 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.
6. That quality in words or things which presents what isoffensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage oracts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of aspeech, or a picture.Mr.Cowley asserts plainly, that obscenity has no place in wit.Dryden.No pardon vile obscenity should find. Pope.
7. n:100 n. the word/trait">trait of word/behaving">behaving in an obscene manner n. an offensive or indecent word or phrase n. an obscene act