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- 'se-- plural obscenities - noun (an obscene act or word(s): He shouted obscenities at the police.) obscenidadtr[əb'senɪtɪ]noun (pl obscenities)1 (indecency) obscenidad nombre femenino, indecencia2 (word, expression, action) obscenidad nombre femeninon.• ajo* s.m.• dicharacho s.m.• obscenidad s.f.ɑːb'senəti, əb'senətia) u ( indecency) obscenidad fb) c ( repulsive thing or action) aberración f, espanto mc) c ( obscene word) obscenidad f[ǝb'senɪtɪ]1. N1) (=indecency) obscenidad f, indecencia f2) (=word) palabrota f, grosería f (esp LAm), lisura f (And, S. Cone)3) (fig)2.CPD* * *[ɑːb'senəti, əb'senəti]a) u ( indecency) obscenidad fb) c ( repulsive thing or action) aberración f, espanto mc) c ( obscene word) obscenidad f
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obscenity — noun (plural obscenities) the state or quality of being obscene. ↘obscene language or behaviour. ↘an obscene word or expression … English new terms dictionary
obscenity — UK [əbˈsenətɪ] / US [ɑbˈsenətɪ] noun Word forms obscenity : singular obscenity plural obscenities 1) [uncountable] behaviour or language that is sexually offensive, especially in a film, book, or play 2) [countable, usually plural] a word or… … English dictionary
obscenity — /əbˈsɛnəti/ (say uhb senuhtee), /ɒb / (say ob ) noun (plural obscenities) 1. obscene quality or character; indecency. 2. something obscene, as language, a remark, an expression, etc.: *Several thousand angry demonstrators surrounded Los Angeles… …
obscenity — noun 1 (U) sexually offensive language or behaviour, especially in a book, play, film etc 2 (countable usually plural) a sexually offensive word or action: He ran off, shouting obscenities at them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Latin profanity — is the profane, indecent, or impolite vocabulary of Latin, and its uses. The profane vocabulary of early Vulgar Latin was largely sexual and scatological: the abundance[1] of religious profanity found in some of the Romance languages is a… … Wikipedia
ob·scen·i·ty — /ɑbˈsɛnəti/ noun, pl ties 1 [noncount] : the quality or state of being obscene He was arrested for obscenity. = He was arrested on obscenity charges. 2 [noncount] : obscene words or actions The author uses obscenity to make a point about the… … Useful english dictionary
obscenity — ob|scen|i|ty [ ab senəti ] noun 1. ) uncount behavior or language that is sexually offensive, especially in a movie, book, or play 2. ) count usually plural a word or action that is sexually offensive: A drunkard was shouting obscenities outside … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
howl — I UK [haʊl] / US verb Word forms howl : present tense I/you/we/they howl he/she/it howls present participle howling past tense howled past participle howled 1) [intransitive] if a dog or similar animal howls, it makes a long loud sound wolves… … English dictionary
