Noun: obscenity ub'se-ni-tee
- The trait of behaving in an obscene manner
"The obscenity of his remarks made everyone uncomfortable";
- lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity
- An obscene act
"The performance was criticized for its gratuitous obscenity"
- An offensive or indecent word or phrase
"The movie was rated R for its use of obscenity";
- smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word
Derived forms: obscenities
Type of: impropriety, indecency, profanity
Encyclopedia: Obscenity