English Explanatory Dictionary

indecency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent.
  2. Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdiːsənsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-indecency.wav

Word forms

indecency indecencies

Etymology

From in- + decent + -cy.

Synonyms

immorality unrightfulness unseemliness dishonour improbity impropriety indecency undecency ungodliness unhonour unprobity unpropriety unrighteousness unsaintliness unuprightness unvirtuousness wickedness

Derived words

gross indecency public indecency
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