Indecency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being indecent

an indecent or improper act

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndˈiːsənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndˈiːsənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndˈiːsənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndˈiːsənsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impropriety

Antonyms

decency

Word Forms

indecent

adjective

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unanständigkeit

die Eigenschaft, unanständig zu sein

🇫🇷French

indécence

la qualité d'être indécent

🇪🇸Spanish

indecencia

la cualidad de ser indecente

🇮🇹Italian

indecenza

la qualità di essere indecente

🇳🇱Dutch

onfatsoenlijkheid

de kwaliteit van onfatsoenlijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

indecência

qualidade do que é indecente

🇷🇺Russian

непристойность

качество быть неприличным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभद्रता

अशोभनीय होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অশালীনতা

অশালীন হওয়ার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அநாகரீகம்

அநாகரீகமாக இருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసభ్యత

అసభ్యకరంగా ఉండటం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

असभ्यता

असभ्य असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભદ્રતા

અભદ્ર હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಭ್ಯತೆ

ಅಸಭ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മര്യാദകേട്

അസഭ്യം എന്ന ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲਤਾ

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حیائی

غیر اخلاقی ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不雅行为

不雅的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

わいせつ

猥褻であることの性質

🇰🇷Korean

외설

음란한 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không đứng đắn

chất lượng của sự không đứng đắn

🇹🇭Thai

ความอนาจาร

คุณภาพของการไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksenonohan

kualitas menjadi tidak senonoh

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalanghiyaan

ang kalidad ng pagiging malaswa

🇲🇾Malay

tidak senonoh

kualiti tidak senonoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البذاءة

نوعية كونها غير لائقة

🇮🇷Persian

بی حیایی

کیفیت ناشایست بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

ahlaksızlık

ahlaksız olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'indecency' is 'the quality of being indecent'.

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Using 'indecency' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'indecency' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'indecency' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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