indecency
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6.3
- noun
- /ɪnˈdiːsənsi/
- NSFW
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indecencia
- Like any woman who exhibited her art in late-eighteenth-century Paris, Labille-Guiard walked a fine line between propriety and indecency.
- gross indecency
- public indecency
- war on indecency
But the FCC levies fines on indecency.
- But the FCC levies fines on indecency.
Examples
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He was a leading critic of the president, until he was arrested for indecency.
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You do know public indecency is a crime in the state of Utah?
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A generation ago, my students would have been arrested for indecency for wearing the clothes that they do.
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"He should be charged with public indecency."
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We can charge a university professor with indecency.
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You're under arrest for indecency.
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He'd got popped about ten years before for public indecency.
Fiction book (2001) -
Convicted of gross indecency, he was sentenced to two years of hard labor at Reading Gaol.
Blog text (6) -
Purse-snatching, vandalism, public indecency.
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The judge ruled that her behavior during the event was an act of indecency.
Synonyms
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7.4
Sexual or rude material that offends people
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7.0
Strong rude words that shock or upset people
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8.1
An action or remark that is not socially acceptable
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8.8
Words, pictures, or stories about sex that people find rude
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7.9
Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive
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5.0
A strong unpleasant quality that makes people uncomfortable
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8.1
Words or actions that are rude and hurt other people's feelings
Bad behaviour that breaks common polite rules
A type of indecent sexual joke or language
A quality of speech or writing that is rude about sex
Antonyms
How Indecent
- Offensive
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8.8
- Offensive
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7.4
- NSFW
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6.3
- Formal
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8.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indecency comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the word decent meaning 'proper' or 'fitting'. That's why indecency means behavior or speech that is 'not proper' and often offensive.