Obscenity - English meaning

noun

The quality of being rough or harsh.

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The coarseness of her hair

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The quality of being rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces

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The coarseness of the cloth irritated her skin., i can't stand his coarseness and stupidity., her c…

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The condition or being simple and not skilfully done or made

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The crudeness of the painting is part of its appeal., the cartoon is animated with intentional crud…

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A substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.

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Jo wiped the dirt off her face

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Earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of something such as your skin

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I sat on the ground and got dirt on my pants., after the rain, the woods smelled of wet dirt and gr…

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The state of being dirty

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I don't mind a little bit of a mess - it's dirtiness i can't stand.

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Disgusting dirt.

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Stagnant pools of filth

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Thick, unpleasant dirt

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The floor was covered in filth., people complain about the filth on tv and in the press.

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The quality of being very dirty

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The state or quality of being immoral; wickedness.

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He believed his father had been punished by god for his immorality

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Failure to observe standards of honesty or modesty; improper behaviour or character.

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She was scandalized at the impropriety of the question

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Dishonest behavior, or a dishonest act

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[ u ] he said he regretted the appearance of impropriety and resigned., [ c ] there have been charg…

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Behaviour that is dishonest or not acceptable in a particular situation

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Accounting/financial improprieties, the company denies allegations of impropriety involving its cop…

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The state or quality of being impure.

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A struggle to rid the soul of sin and impurity

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The fact that a substance is dirty or lower in quality because it is mixed with another substance, or something that causes this

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Impurities are removed from the blood by the kidneys., the impurity of the water is a health risk.

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Indecent behaviour.

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Seven offences of rape and indecency

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Morally offensive behaviour

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Acts of gross indecency

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Behaviour that is sexual in an obvious and offensive way

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Drunkenness and lewdness are generally discouraged., much lewdness and banter followed.

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The state or quality of being nasty.

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The nastiness of the campaign

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The quality of being bad or very unpleasant

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She was wary of the nastiness of politics., a chef reveals the nastiness inside upscale restaurant …

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Lack of manners; discourteousness.

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What i will not tolerate is rudeness

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The quality of being offensive or not polite

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There is no excuse for rudeness., slapstick and rudeness are not his stock in trade and his appeal …

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The quality of causing or showing a strong, often unpleasant interest in sexual matters

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She was worried about the show's salaciousness., the only value in their story is in its salaciousn…

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A small flake of soot or other dirt or a mark left by one.

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All those black smuts from the engine

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Sexual material or behaviour which some people find offensive

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Its humour lacked the smuttiness of many shows today, but i think young people would still find it …

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The quality of being very unpleasant, and usually immoral and unacceptable

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He is an ambitious man, not evil, but capable of occasional vileness., there is a culture of vilene…

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The state or quality of being vulgar.

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He was seen as the embodiment of the vulgarity of the 1980s

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The quality of not being suitable, simple, or beautiful, or not in the style preferred by rich or well- educated people

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He despised modern culture for its commercialism and vulgarity., popular movies often have a kitsch…