OBSCENITY
Scrabble letter values: O1B3S1C3E1N1I1T1Y4 = 16
Definition
- noun the trait of behaving in an obscene manner. — synonyms: lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity
- noun an offensive or indecent word or phrase. — synonyms: smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty_word
- noun an obscene act.
Examples
- “Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"”
- “Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.”
- “Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.”