Antonyms for ribaldry
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : rib-uh l-dree; spelling pronunciation rahy-buh l-dree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪb əl dri; spelling pronunciation ˈraɪ bəl dri |
Definition of ribaldry
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French ribauderie "debauchery, licentiousness," from ribalt (see ribald).
- noun obscenity
- These were silent or even made some efforts to restrain the ribaldry of their men.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne
- But he seemed to take little interest in the ribaldry of the other fellows.
- Extract from : « Prairie Folks » by Hamlin Garland
- Then the lawyer tried to explain to him that no one read the ribaldry.
- Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
- It is certainly true, that every sort of ribaldry and obscenity are encouraged on the Chinese stage at the present day.
- Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
- That is an age which moves youth either to ribaldry or to compassion.
- Extract from : « The Garden of Swords » by Max Pemberton
- This carnival of ribaldry seemed as some picture from the nether world.
- Extract from : « The Garden of Swords » by Max Pemberton
- And there is rarely much sex feeling, and never a touch of ribaldry.
- Extract from : « Seven Mohave Myths » by A. L. Kroeber
- The air at night was laden with ribaldry and the sounds of guns.
- Extract from : « The Broken Sword » by Dennison Worthington
- He twittered a snatch of ribaldry that made my foot twitch in my boot.
- Extract from : « The Yeoman Adventurer » by George W. Gough
- Forbes felt a ribaldry in the whole situation, an intolerable contumely.
- Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
Synonyms for ribaldry
- abomination
- affront
- atrocity
- bawdiness
- bawdry
- blight
- blueness
- coarseness
- curse
- dirt
- dirtiness
- dirty name
- dirty word
- evil
- filth
- filthiness
- foulness
- four-letter word
- immodesty
- impropriety
- impurity
- indecency
- indelicacy
- lewdness
- licentiousness
- lubricity
- offense
- outrage
- porn
- pornography
- profanity
- prurience
- salacity
- scatology
- scurrility
- sleaze
- smut
- smuttiness
- suggestiveness
- swearword
- vileness
- vulgarity
- wrong
- X-rating
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