Indelicate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent

lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndˈɛlᵻkət/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndˈɛlɪkət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndˈɛlɪkət/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndˈɛlᵻkət/.

Examples

an indelicate remark
an off-color joke
indecorous behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indecorous off-colour off-color

Antonyms

decorous

Parts of Speech

adjective	in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent “an indelicate remark”
adjective	lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct “indecorous behavior”
adjective	verging on the indecent “an indelicate proposition”

Word Forms

indecorousness

noun

a lack of decorum

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unfein

ein Verstoß gegen den guten Geschmack, der sogar an Unanständigkeit grenzt

🇫🇷French

indélicat

en violation du bon goût voire de l'indécent

🇪🇸Spanish

poco delicado

en violación del buen gusto, rayando incluso en lo indecente

🇮🇹Italian

indelicato

in violazione del buon gusto, al limite dell'indecente

🇳🇱Dutch

onkies

in strijd met de goede smaak, zelfs op de rand van onfatsoenlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

indelicado

em violação do bom gosto, chegando mesmo a beirar o indecente

🇷🇺Russian

неделикатный

в нарушение хорошего вкуса, даже на грани неприличного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असभ्य

अच्छे स्वाद का उल्लंघन करते हुए यहां तक कि अभद्रता पर भी उतारू हो जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্পূর্ণ

ভাল স্বাদ লঙ্ঘন এমনকি অশালীন উপর verging

🇮🇳Tamil

நுட்பமற்ற

நல்ல ரசனையை மீறி அநாகரீகமான விஷயங்களில் கூட வளைந்திருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టమైన

మంచి అభిరుచిని ఉల్లంఘించడంలో కూడా అసభ్యకరమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

नाजूक

चांगल्या चवचे उल्लंघन करून अगदी असभ्य वर verging

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાજુક

સારા સ્વાદના ઉલ્લંઘનમાં પણ અશિષ્ટ પર verging

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಲ್ಲದ

ಉತ್ತಮ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಯನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸಿ ಅಸಭ್ಯವಾಗಿಯೂ ಸಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തമായ

നല്ല അഭിരുചിയുടെ ലംഘനം പോലും അസഭ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ

ਚੰਗੇ ਸਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ 'ਤੇ verging

🇵🇰Urdu

نازک

اچھے ذائقہ کی خلاف ورزی کرتے ہوئے یہاں تک کہ بے حیائی پر بھی چڑھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不雅的

违反良好品味甚至近乎不雅

🇯🇵Japanese

卑劣な

公序良俗に反する、あるいは猥褻に近いもの

🇰🇷Korean

천한

심지어 외설적인 것에 이르기까지 좋은 취향을 위반하여

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiếm nhã

vi phạm sở thích tốt thậm chí gần như không đứng đắn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ละเอียดอ่อน

เป็นการฝ่าฝืนรสนิยมที่ดี แม้กระทั่งการประพฤติอนาจารก็ตาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

melanggar selera yang baik bahkan mendekati hal yang tidak senonoh

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kwenta

sa paglabag sa mabuting lasa kahit verging sa bastos

🇲🇾Malay

tidak jelas

melanggar selera yang baik walaupun hampir pada yang tidak senonoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محتشم

في انتهاك الذوق السليم حتى على وشك غير لائقة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر ظریف

در نقض سلیقه خوب حتی نزدیک به ناشایست

🇹🇷Turkish

kaba

zevki ihlal ederek, hatta ahlaksızlığa varan bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא עדין

תוך הפרה של הטעם הטוב אפילו על גבול המגונה

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