English
Noun
en-noun|obsceniti|es
- countable Something that is obscene.
#:Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
- countable An act of obscene behaviour.
#:Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
- countable Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
#:Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
- uncountable The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
#:The coalition of religious conservatives was campaining against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.
Translations
French: obscénité m
German: obszönität
Hebrew: he-translation|פר�צ�ת|p"ritzût
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Scottish Gaelic: draosdachd f, drabasdachd f
Slovak: obscenita
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