ADJECTIVE | all | obscene | designed to incite to indecency or lust |
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all | obscene, abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive | offensive to the mind | |
all | obscene, lewd, raunchy, salacious | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness |
Sounds | aabsiy'n; ahbsiy'n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | designed to incite to indecency or lust. | |
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Example | "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead | |
Broader | indecent | Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters |
Spanish | obsceno | |
Nouns | obscenity | the trait of behaving in an obscene / obscene manner |
Adverbs | obscenely | in a lewd and obscene manner |
Meaning | Offensive to the mind. | |
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Example | "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" | |
Synonyms | abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive | |
Broader | offensive | unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses |
Spanish | aborrecible, asquerosa, asqueroso, detestable, intolerable, repugnante, repulsivo | |
Catalan | detestable, intolerable, repugnant, repulsiu, repulsori | |
Nouns | obscenity | an obscene act |
obscenity | an offensive or indecent word or phrase |
Meaning | Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness. | |
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Example | "obscene telephone calls" | |
Synonyms | lewd, raunchy, salacious | |
Broader | dirty | (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency |
Spanish | indecente, lascivo, obsceno, salaz | |
Catalan | indecent, lasciu, obscè, salaç | |
Nouns | obscenity | the trait of behaving in an obscene / obscene manner |
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