Dictionary

indecency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˈdiːsənsi/

Etymology

From in- + decent + -cy.

Meanings

1. Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent.
   • One sure sign of indecency is criticizing foreigners constantly, but remaining silent about the problems within your own land, or by your own people, or both.
2. Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.

Forms

Deriveds

public indecency · gross indecency

Synonyms

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

Translations (33)

be непрысто́йнасьць (something showing lack of decency) · cmn 猥褻 /猥亵 (lack of decency) · fi sopimattomuus (lack of decency) · cmn 不雅之事 (something showing lack of decency) · fi räävittömyys (something showing lack of decency) · fi siveettömyys (lack of decency) · fi sopimattomuus (something showing lack of decency) · de Anstößigkeit (lack of decency) · be непрысто́йнасьць (lack of decency) · fi siveettömyys (something showing lack of decency) · tr ahlaksızlık (lack of decency) · pl nieprzyzwoitość (lack of decency) · de Anstößigkeit (something showing lack of decency) · de Unanständigkeit (lack of decency) · ca indecència (lack of decency) · it indecenza (lack of decency) · be бессаро́мнасьць (lack of decency) · la indecēntia (lack of decency) · fi räävittömyys (lack of decency) · enm dishoneste (lack of decency) · de Unanständigkeit (something showing lack of decency) · cmn 不得體 /不得体 (lack of decency) · fr indécence (lack of decency) · ca indecència (something showing lack of decency) · cmn 不雅 (lack of decency) · pt indecência (lack of decency) · cmn 猥褻之物 /猥亵之物 (something showing lack of decency) · fi säädyttömyys (lack of decency) · bg непристойност (lack of decency) · fi säädyttömyys (something showing lack of decency) · vo nepued (lack of decency) · pt indecência (something showing lack of decency) · tr açık saçıklık (lack of decency)