lasciviousness

noun

Definition of lasciviousnessnext
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene the minister preached a sermon against the lasciviousness that pervades so much of popular culture

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  1. vulgarity
  2. obscenity
  3. ribaldry
Noun
  • Whatever happened to elegant, elevated and epic language in lieu of vulgarities that flourish in the sewers and gutters of morality?
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
    Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of vulgarity
Noun
  • These laws could also face an uphill battle in the courts, including the Supreme Court, which have shot down certain obscenity laws as unconstitutional.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • His speech was larded with obscenity and boastfulness.
    Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of obscenity
Noun
  • Over-Nite Sensation is a triumph: a concentrated digest from perhaps the most popular stretch of his career, and a freeze-frame of his compositional flowering and ingenious lyrical ribaldry.
    Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Finding liberty in punk artistry, Dury updated the tradition of British music-hall ribaldry and rude folk humor.
    Armond White, National Review, 3 Aug. 2022
Definition of ribaldry
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