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Obscenity vs Antismut - What's the difference?

obscenity | antismut |

As a noun obscenity

is (countable) something that is obscene.

As an adjective antismut is

(informal) opposed to obscenity or pornography.

obscenity

English

Noun

(obscenities)
  • (countable) Something that is obscene.
    • Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
  • (countable) An act of obscene behaviour.
    • Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
  • (countable) Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
    • Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
  • (uncountable) The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
    • The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.

    antismut

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Opposed to obscenity or pornography.
  • * 1991 , Gloria J Kaufman, In stitches: a patchwork of feminist humor and satire
    • So in the last few weeks, our citizens antismut group has short-circuited six vibrators, burned 300 of those lurid little inserts found in Tampax boxes...