Definition of obscene Obscene
/ɑbsiˈn/ - [abseen] - ob•scene
We found 14 definitions of obscene from 6 different sources.
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What does obscene mean?
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Adjectiveobscene, obscener, obscenest |
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| obscene - designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead | ||
| indecent offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" | ||
| obscene - offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" | ||
| abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive | ||
| offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" | ||
| obscene - suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" | ||
| lewd, raunchy, salacious | ||
| dirty unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- obscene (a/)
Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures. - obscene (a/)
Foul; fifthy; disgusting. - obscene (a/)
Inauspicious; ill-omened.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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obscene
Rude and likely to offend, using allusions on the sexual level.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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obscene
ob-sēn′, adj. offensive to chastity: unchaste: indecent: disgusting: ill-omened.—adv. Obscene′ly.—ns. Obscene′ness, Obscen′ity, quality of being obscene: lewdness. [L. obscenus.]
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