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The world today is so full of violence, obscenity, war, the failure of political systems. I try to make movies that make people a bit more confident. But that doesn't mean being sugary.
Rouben Mamoulian

Meaning of "obscenity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSCENITY

obscenity  [əbˈsɛnɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSCENITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obscenity 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 OBSCENITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

obscenity

Obscenity

An obscenity is any statement or act which strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin obscaena a cognate of the Ancient Greek root skene, because some potentially offensive content, such as murder or sex, was depicted offstage in classical drama. The word can be used to indicate a strong moral repugnance, in expressions such as "obscene profits" or "the obscenity of war".

Definition of obscenity in the English dictionary

The definition of obscenity in the dictionary is the state or quality of being obscene. Other definition of obscenity is an obscene act, statement, word, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSCENITY


affinity
əˈfɪnɪtɪ
Christianity
ˌkrɪstɪˈænɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
dignity
ˈdɪɡnɪtɪ
equal-opportunity
ˌiːkwəlˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
eternity
ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ
humanity
hjuːˈmænɪtɪ
indigenity
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛnɪtɪ
infinity
ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪ
insanity
ɪnˈsænɪtɪ
lenity
ˈlɛnɪtɪ
maternity
məˈtɜːnɪtɪ
opportunity
ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
perennity
pəˈrɛnɪtɪ
profanity
prəˈfænɪtɪ
serenity
sɪˈrɛnɪtɪ
trinity
ˈtrɪnɪtɪ
unity
ˈjuːnɪtɪ
vanity
ˈvænɪtɪ
vicinity
vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSCENITY

obs
obscene
Obscene Publications Act
Obscene Publications Squad
obscenely
obsceneness
obscenities
obscurant
obscurantic
obscurantism
obscurantist
obscuration
obscure
obscurely
obscurement
obscureness
obscurities
obscurity
obscurum per obscurius
obsecrate

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSCENITY

amenity
antiobscenity
betweenity
disamenity
divinity
equal opportunity
European Community
femininity
fraternity
gated community
global community
Holy Trinity
indemnity
masculinity
modernity
paternity
salinity
sanity
urbanity
virginity

Synonyms and antonyms of obscenity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBSCENITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «obscenity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of obscenity

Translation of «obscenity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSCENITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

意淫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obscenidad
570 millions of speakers

English

obscenity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अश्लीलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفحش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непристойность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obscenidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্লীলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obscénité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelucuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Obszönität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

わいせつ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obscenity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ghê tởm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆபாசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीभत्सता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müstehcenlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscenità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzyzwoite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непристойність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obscenitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αισχρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obsceniteiten
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obscenitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uanstendighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obscenity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSCENITY»

The term «obscenity» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of obscenity
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSCENITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obscenity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obscenity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «OBSCENITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obscenity.
1
William J. Brennan, Jr.
Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest.
2
Rouben Mamoulian
The world today is so full of violence, obscenity, war, the failure of political systems. I try to make movies that make people a bit more confident. But that doesn't mean being sugary.
3
Herbert Marcuse
Obscenity is a moral concept in the verbal arsenal of the establishment, which abuses the term by applying it, not to expressions of its own morality but to those of another.
4
Roman Polanski
You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's obscenity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSCENITY»

Discover the use of obscenity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obscenity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Obscenity: Social Control and Artistic Creation in the ...
This volume makes most wide-ranging attempt ever to probe the natures, origins, and consequences of obscenity in medieval literature, art, theater, and law.
Jan M. Ziolkowski, 1998
2
Art and Obscenity
Talks about the work of 20th-century artists, from Hans Bellmer through to Nobuyoshi Araki, from Robert Mapplethorpe to Annie Sprinkle, and from Hermann Nitsch to Paul McCarthy.
Kerstin Mey, 2007
3
Obscenity, Anarchy, Reality
Sartwell presents an extreme and provocative philosophy of life.
Crispin Sartwell, 1996
4
The Reinvention of Obscenity: Sex, Lies, and Tabloids in ...
How and when did obscene words come to be considered obscene? How did the modern definition of "four-letter" words become accepted? These are some of the questions explored in "The Reinvention of Obscenity.
Joan DeJean, 2002
5
The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity and Sexuality
The Female Nude represents the first feminist survey of the most significant subject in Western art. It reveals how the female nude is now both at the centre and at the margins of high culture.
Lynda Nead, 2002
6
Judging Obscenity: A Critical History of Expert Evidence
In Judging Obscenity Christopher Nowlin examines expert evidence in North American obscenity trials and reveals how little consensus there is among those who purport to know best about the nature of artistic representation, human sexuality, ...
Christopher Jon Nowlin, 2003
7
Speaking the Unspeakable: A Poetics of Obscenity
Discussing female literary figures including Hall, Wharton, Nin, "Reage," Jong, and Shulman; such men as Cleland, Sade, Beardsley, Lawrence, Joyce, and Miller; and film makers such as Brakhage, Jack Smith, Bruce Conner, Bertolucci, Oshima, ...
Peter Michelson, 1993
8
Modernism, Mass Culture, and the Aesthetics of Obscenity
Based on extensive archival work, the book includes examples of period art and illustrations which eloquently demonstrate the shift in public taste and tolerance.
Allison Pease, 2000
9
Lies, Slander and Obscenity in Medieval English Literature: ...
Drawing on manuscript sources, this book examines how the medieval clergy developed the authority and persuasive force to attempt to govern the day-to-day speech of Western Christians.
Edwin D. Craun, 2005
10
Sexuality, Obscenity, Community: Women, Muslims, and the ...
The Cultural Imagination Of Hindu India Is The Subject Of This Book. Anyone Interested In The Prehistory Of Presentday Tensions Between Hindus And Muslims Will Find It Exceptionally Valuable.
Charu Gupta, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSCENITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obscenity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gallery: Huntington Regatta kickoff party at Harris Riverfront Park
Avoid profanity, obscenity, personal attacks, accusations of criminal activity, name-calling or insults to the other posters. Herald-dispatch.com ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Teen mother charged in Louisville with smothering infant
Avoid profanity, obscenity, personal attacks, accusations of criminal activity, name-calling or insults to the other posters. Herald-dispatch.com ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Madchild Silver Tongue Devil
... attempt at such vicious lewdness isn't even all that edgy or stylistically inventive, amounting to nothing more than one obscenity after another. «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
4
Man indicted in killing in Ohio city troubled by disappearances
Avoid profanity, obscenity, personal attacks, accusations of criminal activity, name-calling or insults to the other posters. Herald-dispatch.com ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
As federal roads bill moves, governors aren't waiting to act
Avoid profanity, obscenity, personal attacks, accusations of criminal activity, name-calling or insults to the other posters. Herald-dispatch.com ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»
6
Tough law needed to check public obscenity
In many countries, such public obscenity can lead to jail. Some even publicize the harasser's photograph and details to shame him and warn ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Uber driver arrested for obscenity, dismissed in Kolkata
This comes just three weeks after a driver for Taxi For Sure — now owned by app-cab Ola — was charged for similar obscenity in Delhi. «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
China's Youth Sex Craze to Loosen Country's Strict Obscenity Laws?
In 2007, Ang Lee's movie 'Lust, Caution' was released, even as it cut out seven minutes of its "infamous" sex scenes, as they were said to have ... «News Every day, Jul 15»
9
Obscenity arrests on Mandeville lakefront alarm residents
Obscenity arrests on Mandeville lakefront alarm residents. Most people who frequent the lakefront do so because of the scenery of the water ... «WWL, Jul 15»
10
Mandeville Police arrest 39-year-old Metairie man in third obscenity
Jason Paul Taylor was booked with one count of obscenity after a 59-year-old woman called 911 at about 12:30 p.m. to say that she had seen a ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Obscenity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/obscenity>. May 2024 ».
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