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profanity vs obscenity

obscenity vs profanity

profanity and obscenity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
profanity Yes No No No
obscenity Yes No No No
As nouns, obscenity is a hyponym of profanity; that is, obscenity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than profanity:
  • profanity: vulgar or irreverent speech or action
  • obscenity: an offensive or indecent word or phrase
Other hyponyms of profanity include blasphemy, dirty word, filth, smut, vulgarism, curse, curse word, cuss, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword.
profanity (noun) obscenity (noun)
vulgar or irreverent speech or action an obscene act
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
Difference between profanity and obscenity

Words related to "obscenity"


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