obscene

English

Alternative forms

• obscæne (archaic)

Etymology

Ultimately from the Latin obscēnus, obscaenus, perhaps viâ Middle French; compare the Modern French obscène.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŏb-sēn', IPA: /ɑbˈsin/, SAMPA: /Ab"sin/

• Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

obscene (comparative more obscene, superlative most obscene)

1. Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
2. Lewd or lustful
3. Disgusting or repulsive
4. Beyond all reason
5. Liable to deprave or corrupt

Usage notes

• The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene and most obscene.

Translations

offensive to current standards of decency or morality

Catalan: obscè (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 粗俗的 (zh), cūsú de; 下流的 (zh), xiàliú de Croatian: nepristojan (hr) Czech: sprostý (cs) Finnish: säädytön (fi), siveetön (fi), rivo (fi) French: obscène (fr) German: unanständig (de), obszön (de)

Greek: αισχρός (el) (aiskhrós) m., αισχρή (el) (aiskhrí) f., αισχρό (el) (aiskhró) n. Italian: osceno (it), laido (it), disdicevole (it), immorale (it), indecente (it), sconcio (it) Macedonian: непристоен (mk) (neprístoen) m., срамотен (mk) (srámoten) m., безобразен (mk) (bezóbrazen) m. Polish: nieprzyzwoity, sprośny m. Russian: непристойный (ru) (nepristójnyj), неприличный (ru) (neprilíčnyj), пошлый (ru) (póšlyj) Spanish: obsceno (es)

lewd or lustful

Catalan: obscè (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 淫穢的 (zh), 淫秽的 (zh), yínhuì de

Finnish: himokas (fi), rietas (fi)

disgusting or repulsive

Catalan: obscè (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 可憎的 (zh), kězēng de; 令人讨厌的 (zh), lìngrén tǎoyàn de

Finnish: kuvottava (fi)

beyond all reason

Catalan: obscè (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: hillitön (fi)

liable to deprave or corrupt

Catalan: obscè (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: moraaliton (fi), heikkoluonteinen (fi)

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French: obscène German: obszön, zotig, unanständig

Latin: obscenus Romanian: obscen Telugu: బండ (baNDa)

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Latin

Adjective

obscēne

1. vocative masculine singular of obscēnus

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Romanian

Noun

obscene f. pl.

1. Plural form of obscenă.