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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

indecent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Texas) audio
  • /ɪnˈdiː.sənt/ (Australia)
  • [ɪnˈdɪi.sənt] (Australia) cultivated
  • /ɪnˈdi.sənt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ənˈdiː.sənt/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ɪnˈdɪ̈i.sənt] (Australia, general)
  • /ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From in- + decent.

Meanings

  1. Offensive to good taste.
    • indecent comment
    • indecent videos
  2. Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.
  3. (qualifier:criminal law) Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most indecent Degree=Sup lexicographic
more indecent Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

indecent exposure · indecency · indecent liberty · indecentness · indecent assault · indecently

Relateds

decency

Synonyms

unseemly · immoral · in poor taste · immodest · offensive · improper · in bad taste · earthy · distasteful

Translations (68)

kab amcum (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · az həyasız (offensive to good taste) · az ədəbsiz (offensive to good taste) · tr yakışıksız (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · nl onbetamelijk (offensive to good taste) · da usømmelig (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · cs neslušný (offensive to good taste) · pl nieprzyzwoity (offensive to good taste) · ca indecent (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · bg неприли́чен (offensive to good taste) · ru неподоба́ющий (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · da uanstændig (offensive to good taste) · fi sopimaton (offensive to good taste) · sh непристојан (offensive to good taste) · enm dishoneste (offensive to good taste) · mk непри́личен (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · chr ᏄᏁᎸᎾ (offensive to good taste) · fi sopimaton (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · az nalayiq (offensive to good taste) · sh неукусан (offensive to good taste) · la indecēns (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · cy anweddus (offensive to good taste) · ja いやらしい (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · sh nedoličan (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · tr hayasız (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · da usømmelig (offensive to good taste) · sk neslušný (offensive to good taste) · fi törkeä (offensive to good taste) · cy aflednais (offensive to good taste) · mi mōtekoteko (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · de unschicklich (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · cmn 非禮 /非礼 (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · sh nepriličan (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · bg неподоба́ващ (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · tr edepsiz (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · sh neukusan (offensive to good taste) · mk непри́стоен (offensive to good taste) · az biədəb (offensive to good taste) · bg непристо́ен (offensive to good taste) · nl onfatsoenlijk (offensive to good taste) · de unanständig (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · de unanständig (offensive to good taste) · fr indécent (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · cmn 不體面 /不体面 (offensive to good taste) · mk недо́личен (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · hi अशोभनीय (offensive to good taste) · eo maldeca (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · pt indecente (offensive to good taste) · de unkonventionell (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · sl nespodoben (offensive to good taste) · be непрысто́йны (offensive to good taste) · mi mōtekoteko (offensive to good taste) · he מְגֻנֶּה (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · fr indécent (offensive to good taste) · la indecēns (offensive to good taste) · ru неприли́чный (offensive to good taste) · ro indecent (offensive to good taste) · fi säädytön (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · hi अनुचित (offensive to good taste) · sh nepristojan (offensive to good taste) · uk непристо́йний (offensive to good taste) · pt indecente (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · ru непристо́йный (offensive to good taste) · pl nieprzyzwoity (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · sco roch (offensive to good taste) · pl nieobyczajny (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · ru неприли́чный (not in keeping with conventional moral values) · da uanstændig (not in keeping with conventional moral values)