indecency
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in·de·cen·cy
(ĭn-dē′sən-sē)n. pl. in·de·cen·cies
1. The state or quality of being unseemly or immodest.
2. Something that is indecent.
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indecency
(ɪnˈdiːsənsɪ)n, pl -cies
1. the state or quality of being indecent
2. an indecent act, etc
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in•de•cen•cy
(ɪnˈdi sən si)n., pl. -cies.
1. the quality or state of being indecent.
2. an indecent act, remark, etc.
[1580–90; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | 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 obscenity - an obscene act |
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indecency
noun obscenity, impurity, lewdness, impropriety, pornography, vulgarity, coarseness, crudity, licentiousness, foulness, outrageousness, immodesty, grossness, vileness, bawdiness, unseemliness, indelicacy, smuttiness, indecorum They were found guilty of acts of gross indecency.
purity, decency, delicacy, modesty, propriety, decorum, seemliness
purity, decency, delicacy, modesty, propriety, decorum, seemliness
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indecency
nounAn improper act or statement:
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Translations
قِلَّة إحْتِشام، فُحْش
neslušnost
uanstændighed
szemérmetlenség
skortur á velsæmi, smekkleysi
açık saçıklıkedepsizlik
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indecency
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indecent
(inˈdiːsnt) adjective offending against accepted standards of sexual or moral behaviour; not modest. indecent clothing.
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