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noun
The characteristic or state of being bawdy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: lasciviousness, wantonness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A bawdy remark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obscenity, lewdness, salaciousness, salacity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indecency
Narrower terms: smuttiness, dirtiness
History
Etymology tree English bawdy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bawdiness From bawdy + -ness.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
