ribaldry

Noun

Meaning

The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency; obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts or conduct.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spiciness raciness gaminess smut billingsgate naughtiness dirt pornography impurity obscenity profanity depravity filth impropriety indecency
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Antonyms

good honor integrity morality purity dignity
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Hypernyms

humor humour wit indelicacy witticism wittiness

Related terms

ribald

Examples

Erotica and pornography Distinction is often made between erotica and pornography (as well as the lesser known genre of sexual entertainment, ribaldry ), although some viewers may not distinguish between them. Source: Internet

Yale's Timothy Dwight expressed satisfaction that the world no longer had to deal with a man of "peremptoriness and effrontery, rudeness and ribaldry". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ribaldly ribaldo ribaldrous ribalinine riban riband