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indecency

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in·de·cen·cy  (n-dsn-s)
n. pl. in·de·cen·cies
1. The state or quality of being unseemly or immodest.
2. Something indecent.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indecency - the quality of being indecent
improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor
immodesty - the trait of being vain and conceited
enormity, outrageousness - the quality of being outrageous
bawdiness, lewdness, obscenity, salaciousness, salacity - the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
decency - the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
2.indecency - an indecent or improper act
impropriety
misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior
obscenity - an obscene act
indecency
noun obscenity, impurity, lewdness, impropriety, pornography, vulgarity, coarseness, crudity, licentiousness, foulness, outrageousness, immodesty, grossness, vileness, bawdiness, unseemliness, indelicacy, smuttiness, indecorum << OPPOSITE decency
Translations
indecency [ɪnˈdiːsnsɪ] n → indecencia
indecency [ɪnˈdiːsnsɪ] n → indécence f
indecency [ɪnˈdiːsnsɪ] n → Unanständigkeit f, Anstößigkeit f
indecency [ɪnˈdiːsnsɪ] n → indecenza


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As for his calling me "Lovelace," he had intended no rudeness or indecency thereby.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
He drank, and sung, and roared; and when I gave him a gentle hint of the indecency of his actions, he fell into a violent passion, swore many oaths, called me rascal, and struck me.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Members of the family and intimate friends were told by Daniel Jansenius that the widower had acted in a blackguard way, and that the Janseniuses did not care two-pence whether he came or stayed at home; that, but for the indecency of the thing, they were just as glad that he was keeping away.
An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
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