Synonyms for bawdiness
Most common
obscenity lewdness salaciousness salacity wantonness lasciviousness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Obscenity
2. Wantonness — the characteristic or state of being bawdy
Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristic or state of being bawdy.
- n. 2
A bawdy remark.
Forms
- Plural
- bawdinesses → obscenities, lewdnesses, salaciousnesses, salacities…
Example sentences
- obscenity The present day has been marked by obscenity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bawdiness | steady | |
| obscenity | falling | |
| lewdness | steady | |
| salaciousness | steady | |
| salacity | falling | |
| wantonness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- lewdness, salacity
- 9 letters
- obscenity4
- 10 letters
- wantonness
- 13 letters
- salaciousness
- 14 letters
- lasciviousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obscenity4 = 4 syllables).