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Meaning of "bawdiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAWDINESS

bawdiness  [ˈbɔːdɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAWDINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bawdiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAWDINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ribaldry

Ribaldry is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to gross indecency. It is also referred to as "bawdiness", "gaminess" or "bawdry". Sex is presented in ribald material more for the purpose of poking fun at the foibles and weaknesses that manifest themselves in human sexuality, rather than to present sexual stimulation either excitingly or artistically. Also, ribaldry may use sex as a metaphor to illustrate some non-sexual concern, in which case ribaldry may verge on the territory of satire. Like any humour, ribaldry may be read as conventional or subversive. Ribaldry typically depends on a shared background of sexual conventions and values, and its comedy generally depends on seeing those conventions broken. The ritual taboo-breaking that is a usual counterpart of ribaldry underlies its controversial nature and explains why ribaldry is sometimes a subject of censorship. Ribaldry, whose usual aim is not "merely" to be sexually stimulating, often does address larger concerns than mere sexual appetite. However, being presented in the form of comedy, these larger concerns may be overlooked by censors.

Definition of bawdiness in the English dictionary

The definition of bawdiness in the dictionary is humorous reference to sex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAWDINESS


beadiness
ˈbiːdɪnɪs
cloudiness
ˈklaʊdɪnɪs
foolhardiness
ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪnɪs
gaudiness
ˈɡɔːdɪnɪs
greediness
ˈɡriːdɪnɪs
handiness
ˈhændɪnɪs
hardiness
ˈhɑːdɪnɪs
moodiness
ˈmuːdɪnɪs
neediness
ˈniːdɪnɪs
readiness
ˈrɛdɪnɪs
seediness
ˈsiːdɪnɪs
speediness
ˈspiːdɪnɪs
steadiness
ˈstɛdɪnɪs
sturdiness
ˈstɜːdɪnɪs
tardiness
ˈtɑːdɪnɪs
trendiness
ˈtrendɪnɪs
tweediness
ˈtwiːdɪnɪs
unsteadiness
ʌnˈstɛdɪnɪs
weediness
ˈwiːdɪnɪs
wordiness
ˈwɜːdɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAWDINESS

bavin
bawbee
bawcock
bawd
bawdier
bawdiest
bawdily
bawdric
bawdry
bawdy
bawdyhouse
bawl
bawl out
bawler
bawley
bawling
bawn
bawneen
bawsunt
bawtie

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAWDINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
show business
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of bawdiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bawdiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAWDINESS

Find out the translation of bawdiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bawdiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bawdiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bawdiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bawdiness
570 millions of speakers

English

bawdiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bawdiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فسق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bawdiness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bawdiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খিস্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paillardise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bawdiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Derbheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bawdiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bawdiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bawdiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyện tục tỉu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bawdiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bawdiness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscenità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bawdiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bawdiness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bawdiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαστροπεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bawdiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bawdiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bawdiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bawdiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAWDINESS»

The term «bawdiness» is normally little used and occupies the 142.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAWDINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bawdiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAWDINESS»

Discover the use of bawdiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bawdiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Translating Women in Early Modern England: Gender in the ...
Harington's changes are, thus, an act of condemnation, not of bawdiness: denying this and maintaining that the translator elaborated on the original version's bawdiness for added humour denotes a significant misreading of the relationship ...
Dr Selene Scarsi, 2013
2
Political Values and the Educated Class in Africa
He was particularly drawn towards the bard by his unique bawdiness. Baldwin regards Shakespeare as the last bawdy writer in the English language, and he found this a bond between him and Shakespeare precisely because he associated ...
Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui, 1978
3
Comedy: New Perspectives
Admittedly, much of the comedy arises from the fundamentals of the situation itself— on the one hand, there is the "luxury" restaurant with its maitre d'hotel and its officious waiters; on the other, there is the unrestrained bawdiness of Aunt Livia.
Maurice Charney, 1978
4
Shakespeare's Bawdy
(The apparently provocative title is merely a convenient abridgement of 'Sexuality , Homosexuality, and Bawdiness in the Works of William Shakespeare'.) If Shakespearean criticism had not so largely been in the hands of academics and  ...
Eric Partridge, 2005
5
A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Gairseaciid, s.f. Lewdness, bawdiness, debauchery. Gairsealaciid, s.f. (Ir. gairsamhlachd.) Lewdness, debauchery, bawdiness. Gairsean, ein, s. A scold, a shrew. Gairseil, a. (Ir. gairsamhail.) Lewd, whorish; nasty, indecent. Gairsgeal, eil, s. m. ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
6
The Venetian Origins of the Commedia Dell'Arte
... 135, 152, 224 religious tolerance 53–4 respectability 184 The Return ofthe Ambassadors (Carpaccio) 54, 221 ribaldry see bawdiness Riccoboni, Antonio 121 Riccoboni, Luigi 121 Le Rime Burlesche (Grazzini) 177 ritualization 224 Rogna, ...
Director of the Arctic Centre Peter Jordan, Peter Jordan, 2013
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A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a New ...
Gairseachd, s.s. Lewdness, bawdiness, debauchery. Gairsealachd, s.s. (Ir. gairsamhlachd.) Lewdness, debauchery, bawdiness. Gairsean, ein, s. A scold, a shrew. Gairseil, a, (Ir. gairsamhail.) Lewd, whorish; nasty, indécent. Gairsgeal, eil, s. m. ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
8
Something Completely Different: British Television and ...
Instead of the "kinkiness" used to construct Rigg/Peel as an object of male desire, the narrative image established for The First Churchills was developed on its " bawdiness," an utterance that added a nongendered element of ribald sexuality to ...
Jeffrey S. Miller, 2000
9
Nature's Mirror: Theme and Structure in Ten Plays by Shakespeare
(In this connection it is interesting to note that there is very little bawdiness in Twelfth Night. Drunken revelry and sad songs of love, but little bawdiness. Would bawdiness have aroused too strong a reaction, perhaps even repulsion or disgust, ...
Thomas Rockwell, 2009
10
But Not Philosophy: Seven Introductions to Non-Western Thought
... an indifference to the distinction.45 IV. What we would consider low may be seen in the bawdiness frequently found in Indian stories. But we should notice that the English-language oral tradition has not been without its robust bawdiness at ...
George Anastaplo, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAWDINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bawdiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saying Farewell to the Chutzpah of Streisand, Midler, Manilow, and …
Midler's bawdiness still seems somehow precocious, Diamond's rock 'n' roll still plays as charmingly second-hand, and Streisand and Manilow ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Bigger not better? Asheville's river lesson from Knoxville
While all might not welcome the full range of bawdiness observed by Weir, many of Knoxville's modern leaders probably would like to recapture ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
3
REVIEW: Measure For Measure, Shakespeares Globe
... play but Dromgoole has gone for, essentially, the romantic comedy approach with quite a lot of excess bawdiness added for good measure. «British Theatre, Jul 15»
4
9 Speedy Reads For Quick Flights, Because Sometimes You Just …
Miller has an unparalleled knack for capturing spunky female ennui; these stories frequently alternate between bawdiness and poignancy. “Pearl” is one of my ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
5
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga a perfect pair at Tanglewood
In her appearance and attitude Gaga summoned Mae West's bawdiness, but her singing was less contrived, and indebted to the jazz greats, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Behind the Scene: Getting drunk for Shakespeare
... completely off the rails, could be embarrassing or painful, but here it adds an appropriate level of bawdiness to Shakespeare's comic romp. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
7
"Ted 2" Gets Real
The song helped set the tone for a movie that, for all its bawdiness and debauchery, ultimately was defined by its sweet, childlike heart ... «NBC New York, Jun 15»
8
Argentinian stage adaptation like a Scottish Mrs Brown
The introduction of Donny Francisco, played by Brian Pettifer, sees the play become much cruder and more explicit in its bawdiness. But it is his ... «the Irish News, Jun 15»
9
'Another Period' review: Fun with low-hanging fruit
... but the jokes are not particularly charged, aiming for -- and granted, usually reaching -- bawdiness, not brilliance. "Another Period" debuts on ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
10
Take trip back in time at Door County Renaissance Faire
Unlike some other Renaissance festivals, this one is more family friendly, lacking the bawdiness and double-meaning banter seen and heard ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jun 15»

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