indecency

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ decent +‎ -cy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdiːsənsi/

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Noun

indecency (plural indecencies)

1. Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent.

   Synonyms: immorality, unrightfulness, unseemliness; see also Thesaurus:improbity

   One sure sign of indecency is criticizing foreigners constantly, but remaining silent about the problems within your own land, or by your own people, or both.

2. Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.

Derived terms

• gross indecency
• public indecency

Translations

lack of decency

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• Belarusian: непрысто́йнасьць f (njeprystójnasʹcʹ), бессаро́мнасьць f (bjessarómnasʹcʹ)
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• Bulgarian: непристойност (bg) f (nepristojnost)
• Catalan: indecència (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不雅 (zh) (bùyǎ), 不得體 / 不得体 (bù détǐ), 猥褻 / 猥亵 (zh) (wěixiè)

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• Finnish: sopimattomuus (fi), siveettömyys (fi), säädyttömyys (fi), räävittömyys (fi)
• French: indécence (fr) f
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• German: Unanständigkeit (de) f, Anstößigkeit (de) f
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• Italian: indecenza (it) f
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• Latin: indecēntia f
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• Middle English: dishoneste
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• Polish: nieprzyzwoitość (pl) f
• Portuguese: indecência (pt) f
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• Turkish: ahlaksızlık (tr), açık saçıklık (tr)
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• Volapük: nepued (vo)
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something showing lack of decency

• Belarusian: непрысто́йнасьць f (njeprystójnasʹcʹ)
• Catalan: indecència (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 猥褻之物 / 猥亵之物 (wěixiè zhī wù), 不雅之事 (bùyǎ zhī shì)

• Finnish: sopimattomuus (fi), siveettömyys (fi), säädyttömyys (fi), räävittömyys (fi)
• German: Unanständigkeit (de) f, Anstößigkeit (de) f
• Portuguese: indecência (pt) f