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Licentious vs Indecency - What's the difference?

licentious | indecency |

As an adjective licentious

is lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.

As a noun indecency is

lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent.

licentious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
  • Disregarding accepted rules.

    • Derived terms

    * licentiousness

    See also

    * incontinent

    indecency

    English

    Noun

    (indecencies)
  • lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent
  • something showing lack of decency; something such as a word that is indecent