indecency, impropriety
(noun) an indecent or improper act
indecency
(noun) the quality of being indecent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
indecency (plural indecencies)
lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent
something showing lack of decency; something such as a word that is indecent
Source: Wiktionary
In*de"cen*cy, n.; pl. Indecencies. Etym: [L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. indécence.]
1. The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity.
2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy. They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society. Beattie.
Syn.
– Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See Indecorum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
