different between lecherous vs indecent

English

Etymology

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekk?n (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likk?n? (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley??- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher +? -ous. More at lick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?t????s/

Adjective

lecherous (comparative more lecherous, superlative most lecherous)

1. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

Derived terms

• lecherously
• lecherousness

Translations

English

Etymology

in- +? decent

Adjective

indecent (comparative more indecent, superlative most indecent)

1. offensive to good taste

   Synonyms: distasteful, in bad taste, in poor taste, offensive

2. not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest or unseemly

   Synonyms: immodest, immoral, improper, unseemly

3. (criminal law) Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.

Related terms

• indecency

Translations

Anagrams

• incented

Romanian

Etymology

From French indécent, from Latin indecens.

Adjective

indecent m or n (feminine singular indecent?, masculine plural indecen?i, feminine and neuter plural indecente)

1. indecent

Declension

Related terms

• indecen??