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INDECENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indecent or improper act
Synonyms:
impropriety; indecency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("indecency" is a kind of...):
misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indecency"):
obscenity (an obscene act)
Derivation:
indecent (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters)
indecent (offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance)
indecent (not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being indecent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("indecency" is a kind of...):
improperness; impropriety (an improper demeanor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indecency"):
immodesty (the trait of being vain and conceited)
enormity; outrageousness (the quality of being outrageous)
bawdiness; lewdness; obscenity; salaciousness; salacity (the trait of behaving in an obscene manner)
Antonym:
decency (the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality)
Derivation:
indecent (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters)
indecent (offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance)
indecent (not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society)
