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obscenest |
Overview of adj obscene The adj obscene has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) obscene -- (designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead) 2. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels") 3. lewd, obscene, salacious -- (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks") Antonyms of adj obscene 3 senses of obscene Sense 1 obscene INDIRECT (VIA indecent) -> decent Sense 2 abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive Sense 3 lewd, obscene, salacious INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean, unobjectionable Similarity of adj obscene 3 senses of obscene Sense 1 obscene => indecent (vs. decent) Sense 2 abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Sense 3 lewd, obscene, salacious => dirty (vs. clean) Attributes of adj obscene Familiarity of adj obscene obscene used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj obscene obscene Overview of adj obscene The adj obscene has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) obscene -- (designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead) 2. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels") 3. lewd, obscene, salacious -- (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks")
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