indecency
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indecency
- /ɪnˈdiːsənsi/
Where it comes from
From in- + decent + -cy.
noun indecencies
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Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent.
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.
Similar: immorality, unrightfulness, unseemliness, dishonour, improbity, impropriety, indecency, undecency, ungodliness, unhonour, unprobity, unpropriety
- Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.
Translations
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noun lack of decency
| 中文 | 不雅 bùyǎ, 不得體 /不得体 bù détǐ, 猥褻 /猥亵 wěixiè |
|---|---|
| Português | indecência |
| Français | indécence |
| Deutsch | Unanständigkeit, Anstößigkeit |
| Italiano | indecenza |
noun something showing lack of decency
| 中文 | 猥褻之物 /猥亵之物 wěixiè zhī wù, 不雅之事 bùyǎ zhī shì |
|---|---|
| Português | indecência |
| Deutsch | Unanständigkeit, Anstößigkeit |
Talk about this word "indecency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/indecency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. indecency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/indecency "indecency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/indecency.Cite this
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