indecency

n.; pl. Indecencies [ L. indecentia unseemliness: cf. F. indécence. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being indecent; lack of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an offense against delicacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I allude to, are pests of society. Beattie.

Syn. -- Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity. See Indecorum. [ 1913 Webster ]