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Meaning of obscenus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[ɔpˈskeː.nʊs]

Definitions

  1. inauspicious, ominous, portentous
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. repulsive, offensive, abominable, hateful, disgusting, filthy
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  3. immodest, impure, indecent, lewd, obscene
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Equivalents

English Lewd obscene Pervert

Examples

“nunc mihi cūr cantent superest obscēna puellae”

Now it remains for me to say why the girls sing obscene songs, for they get together and recite certain indecencies. (The ancient Roman festival of Anna Perenna included merry references to a mythological prank: After Mars asked the elderly goddess Anna to help him woo young Minerva, a veiled Anna fooled Mars by entering his bedchamber herself and mocking the god once he realized the deception.)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

obscura obscurae obscuram obscurarum obscure obscuri

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