obscenity Meaning and Definition
1. n. an obscene act
2. n. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
3. n. an offensive or indecent word or phrase
An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin obscaena (offstage) a cognate of the Ancient Greek root skene, because some potentially offensive content, such as murder or sex, was depicted offstage in classical drama.
Synonyms abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse cuss word dirtiness dirty name dirty word evil filthiness foulness four-letter word grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity no-no offense outrage porn pornography profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smut smuttiness suggestiveness swearword vileness vulgarism vulgarity wrong
Antonyms morality