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Noun
S:
(n)
obscenity
,
smut
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vulgarism
,
filth
,
dirty word
(an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
domain term usage
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
profanity
(vulgar or irreverent speech or action)
S:
(n)
utterance
,
vocalization
(the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
S:
(n)
auditory communication
(communication that relies on hearing)
S:
(n)
communication
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
coarseness
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commonness
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grossness
,
vulgarity
,
vulgarism
,
raunch
(the quality of lacking taste and refinement)