Indelicateness
Indelicateness noun - The quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste.
Usage example: the well-known indelicateness of the comedian's humor made him a poor choice for master of ceremonies
Indelicacy and indelicateness are semantically related. in indecency topic. In some cases you can use "Indelicacy" instead a noun "Indelicateness".
Indelicacy
Indelicacy noun - The quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste.
Usage example: the indelicacy of their dinner conversation made the other guests wince in embarrassment
Indelicateness and indelicacy are semantically related. You can use "Indelicateness" instead a noun "Indelicacy".
Nearby Words: indelicate, indelicately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lewdness and indelicateness
- lewdness and indelicacy
- immodesty and indelicateness
- immodesty and indelicacy
- rudeness and indelicateness
- rudeness and indelicacy
- impropriety and indelicateness
- impropriety and indelicacy
- vulgarity and indelicateness
- vulgarity and indelicacy
- obscenity and indelicateness
- obscenity and indelicacy
- indecency and indelicateness
- indecency and indelicacy
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