In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OBSCENITY
obscenity
(noun) an obscene act
obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity
(noun) the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word
(noun) an offensive or indecent word or phrase
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
obscenity (countable and uncountable, plural obscenities)
(countable) Something that is obscene.
(countable) An act of obscene behaviour.
(countable) Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
(uncountable) The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*scen"i*ty, n.; pl. Obscenities. Etym: [L. obscentias: cf.F. obscénité.]
Definition: That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of a speech, or a picture. Mr.Cowley asserts plainly, that obscenity has no place in wit. Dryden. No pardon vile obscenity should find. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
Coffee Trivia
