indelicacy

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

smut faux pas impurity obscenity roughness barbarism impropriety indecency indiscretion clumsiness coarseness impudence incorrectness vulgarity rudeness
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

grace polish good honor cultivation integrity
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

offense offence impropriety discourtesy improperness offensive activity

Hyponyms

spiciness ribaldry raciness gaminess

Derivatives

indelicacies

Close letter words and terms

indelible ink indelibleness indelibly indelicate indelicately indelicateness