1. plural of bawdiness; the quality or state of being bawdy; indecent or obscene language, humor, or behavior
Usage: countable and uncountable uses; often used to describe crude or sexually explicit content

Examples

• The comedian's act was full of bawdinesses that made some audience members uncomfortable.
• Medieval taverns were known for their bawdinesses and rowdy entertainment.
• The film's bawdinesses were criticized by family advocacy groups.
• She objected to the bawdinesses in the novel and preferred more refined literature.
• The play contained numerous bawdinesses that delighted the groundlings in Shakespeare's time.
• His jokes relied too heavily on bawdinesses rather than clever wordplay.