indecencyn.

/ɪnˈdiːsənsi/

Etymology: < Latin indecēntia, noun of quality < indecēnt-em : see indecent adj. and -ency suffix.

The quality of being indecent.

a. Unseemliness, unbecomingness; unbecoming or outrageous conduct.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [noun]

unseemlinessc1380

indecency1589

undecency1589

unbecomingness1652

indecorum1664

indecence1714

impropriety1751

indecorousness1811

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun]

unconablenessa1340

unseemlinessc1380

ungrace1430

disconveniencec1450

unlikelinessc1485

wangrace1513

unseemingness1540

uncomeliness1542

indecency1589

undecency1589

unhandsomeness1598

unbeseemingness1623

misbecomingness1644

unbecomingness1652

indecorum1664

indecence1714

impropriety1751

indecorousness1811

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unseemly behaviour or unseemliness

unconablenessa1340

unconabletya1340

unseemlinessc1380

ungrace1430

disconveniencec1450

unlikelinessc1485

wangrace1513

uncomeliness1542

indecency1589

undecency1589

unhandsomeness1598

unworthiness1608

inconveniencya1616

unbeseemingness1623

unbecomingness1652

indecorum1664

indecence1714

indecorousness1811

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > unfitting conduct > [noun]

unskillc1175

unthriftc1374

inconveniencec1460

indecency1589

unworthiness1608

inconveniencya1616

malconduct1684

mal-behaviour1721

misdealing1851

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiii. 228 As rude and vnciuill speaches carry a marueilous great indecencie, so doe sometimes those that be ouermuch affected and nice.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 126 An act not only of indecency, but of injustice and ingratitude against God and Nature.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 104 We must not be too familiar with Inferiors by reason of indecency.

a1814 Ld. N. Spencer in Ld. Auckland's Corr. (1862) III. 261 The indecency of excluding and proscribing the English at the same time that other strangers are received.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 453 The disgrace which the barbarity and indecency of so great a functionary brought upon the administration of justice.

b. With an and plural. An instance of this; an unbecoming or unseemly action, trait, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [noun] > instance of

indecorum1575

undecency1624

indecency1639

evagation1649

impropriety1685

sin1780

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unseemly behaviour or unseemliness > instance of

inconvenienta1464

undecency1624

indecency1639

evagation1649

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. ii. 112 These Bishops..were fain to descend to many indecencies and indignities to support themselves.

1650 T. Hobbes in W. Davenant Disc. upon Gondibert 138 Of the Indecencies of an Heroick Poem, the most remarkable are those that shew disproportion either between the persons and their actions, or between the manners of the Poet and the Poem.

a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 422 A discontented Mind..throws a man into all the indecencies of Avarice, Ambition [etc.].

†2. Uncomeliness of form. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > instance of

indecency1605

ugliness1855

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 406 Th' vnpleasing blemish of deformed marks, As lips too-great, or hollownes of eies, Or sinking nose, or such in-decencies.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. B3^v When I thy Parts runne o're, I can't espie In any one, the least indecencie.

a. A condition which offends against personal delicacy or the recognized standards of propriety; immodesty; a quality savouring of obscenity.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun]

inhonesty1481

scandal1622

nastiness1650

fulsomeness1684

indecency1692

impropriety1751

blue1824

paw-pawness1828

blueness1833

gaminess1854

suggestiveness1888

purple1930

1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xli If vain, or frivolous the Converse be, Or seem to savour of Indecency, Alter the Subject.

1781 S. Johnson Addison in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 91 No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness.

1802 J. Bowles (title) Modern Female Manners, as distinguished by In~difference to Character, and Indecency of Dress.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (ed. 2) i. iv. 119 The hatred of indecency..is a modern virtue.

b. With an and plural. Something indecent; esp. an indecent act, an offence against decency.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] > that which is indecent

indecency1774

a bit of blue1889

scorcher1942

sizzler1957

1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. xvi. 424 Various freedoms and indecencies unsuitable to the sex.

1790 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. I. i. ii. 320 Profane talkers, lewd jesters, and they who by speech or writing present to the ear or to the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society.

1885 Law Times Rep. 52 317/1 That is an indecency which could not have been intended.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	indecency
释义	indecencyn. /ɪnˈdiːsənsi/ Etymology: < Latin indecēntia, noun of quality < indecēnt-em : see indecent adj. and -ency suffix. The quality of being indecent. 1. a. Unseemliness, unbecomingness; unbecoming or outrageous conduct. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [noun] unseemlinessc1380 indecency1589 undecency1589 unbecomingness1652 indecorum1664 indecence1714 impropriety1751 indecorousness1811 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] unconablenessa1340 unseemlinessc1380 ungrace1430 disconveniencec1450 unlikelinessc1485 wangrace1513 unseemingness1540 uncomeliness1542 indecency1589 undecency1589 unhandsomeness1598 unbeseemingness1623 misbecomingness1644 unbecomingness1652 indecorum1664 indecence1714 impropriety1751 indecorousness1811 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unseemly behaviour or unseemliness unconablenessa1340 unconabletya1340 unseemlinessc1380 ungrace1430 disconveniencec1450 unlikelinessc1485 wangrace1513 uncomeliness1542 indecency1589 undecency1589 unhandsomeness1598 unworthiness1608 inconveniencya1616 unbeseemingness1623 unbecomingness1652 indecorum1664 indecence1714 indecorousness1811 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > unfitting conduct > [noun] unskillc1175 unthriftc1374 inconveniencec1460 indecency1589 unworthiness1608 inconveniencya1616 malconduct1684 mal-behaviour1721 misdealing1851 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiii. 228 As rude and vnciuill speaches carry a marueilous great indecencie, so doe sometimes those that be ouermuch affected and nice. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 126 An act not only of indecency, but of injustice and ingratitude against God and Nature. 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 104 We must not be too familiar with Inferiors by reason of indecency. a1814 Ld. N. Spencer in Ld. Auckland's Corr. (1862) III. 261 The indecency of excluding and proscribing the English at the same time that other strangers are received. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 453 The disgrace which the barbarity and indecency of so great a functionary brought upon the administration of justice. b. With an and plural. An instance of this; an unbecoming or unseemly action, trait, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > unseemliness or unbecomingness > [noun] > instance of indecorum1575 undecency1624 indecency1639 evagation1649 impropriety1685 sin1780 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > unseemly behaviour or unseemliness > instance of inconvenienta1464 undecency1624 indecency1639 evagation1649 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. ii. 112 These Bishops..were fain to descend to many indecencies and indignities to support themselves. 1650 T. Hobbes in W. Davenant Disc. upon Gondibert 138 Of the Indecencies of an Heroick Poem, the most remarkable are those that shew disproportion either between the persons and their actions, or between the manners of the Poet and the Poem. a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 422 A discontented Mind..throws a man into all the indecencies of Avarice, Ambition [etc.]. †2. Uncomeliness of form. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > instance of indecency1605 ugliness1855 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 406 Th' vnpleasing blemish of deformed marks, As lips too-great, or hollownes of eies, Or sinking nose, or such in-decencies. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. B3^v When I thy Parts runne o're, I can't espie In any one, the least indecencie. 3. a. A condition which offends against personal delicacy or the recognized standards of propriety; immodesty; a quality savouring of obscenity. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] inhonesty1481 scandal1622 nastiness1650 fulsomeness1684 indecency1692 impropriety1751 blue1824 paw-pawness1828 blueness1833 gaminess1854 suggestiveness1888 purple1930 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xli If vain, or frivolous the Converse be, Or seem to savour of Indecency, Alter the Subject. 1781 S. Johnson Addison in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 91 No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness. 1802 J. Bowles (title) Modern Female Manners, as distinguished by In~difference to Character, and Indecency of Dress. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (ed. 2) i. iv. 119 The hatred of indecency..is a modern virtue. b. With an and plural. Something indecent; esp. an indecent act, an offence against decency. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] > that which is indecent indecency1774 a bit of blue1889 scorcher1942 sizzler1957 1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. xvi. 424 Various freedoms and indecencies unsuitable to the sex. 1790 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. I. i. ii. 320 Profane talkers, lewd jesters, and they who by speech or writing present to the ear or to the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society. 1885 Law Times Rep. 52 317/1 That is an indecency which could not have been intended. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1589
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