forbiddenness
Quality of prohibition
Forbiddenness is the quality of being prohibited or off-limits.
The word often carries a sense of allure—the very fact that something is forbidden can make it more desirable: The forbiddenness of the affair only heightened its intensity.
Less commonly, it describes the state of taboo surrounding certain topics or behaviors.
Official restriction on something
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- interdictAuthoritative prohibition order
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
moratorium · restriction · injunction · proscription · censorship · contraband · illegality · suppression
Violation of divine law
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- viceBad habit or deputy
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
wrongdoing · trespass · violation · sacrilege · profanity · blasphemy · heresy · desecration
Exempt from criticism or harm
- unmentionableToo shameful to discuss
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
ostracized · anathema · unthinkable · shameful · indecent · improper · haram · polluted
Urge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- lureThing that tempts
- desireIntense wanting
craving · mystique · intrigue · fascination · appeal · attraction · siren call · enchantment
ban
Official restriction on something
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- interdictAuthoritative prohibition order
veto · moratorium · restriction · injunction · proscription · censorship · contraband · illegality · suppression · clampdown
sin
Violation of divine law
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- viceBad habit or deputy
iniquity · wrongdoing · trespass · violation · sacrilege · profanity · blasphemy · heresy · desecration · corruption
untouchable
Exempt from criticism or harm
- unmentionableToo shameful to discuss
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
shunned · ostracized · anathema · unthinkable · shameful · indecent · improper · haram · polluted · defiling
temptation
Urge toward the unwise
- enticementSomething that attracts
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- lureThing that tempts
desire · craving · mystique · intrigue · fascination · appeal · attraction · siren call · enchantment · thrill
forbiddennesspermissibility
State of being allowed
legitimacy · authorization · legality · sanction · lawfulness
forbiddennessacceptability
State of being sufficient
propriety · respectability · encouragement · orthodoxy · conventionality
forbiddennessopenness
Quality of being accessible
availability · accessibility · freedom · unlimitedness · free access
forbid, forbidden, forbidding, prohibited, verboten, forbids, forbade, forbiddance