indelicacies
Breaches of tact
Indelicacies is the plural of indelicacy—instances of crude, tactless, or improper behavior or expression.
The word suggests violations of social propriety rather than serious offenses: His speech was full of small indelicacies that made the guests uncomfortable.
Indelicacies may be vulgar remarks, awkward references to private matters, or breaches of good taste.
Rough or vulgar quality
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
boorishness · gruffness · abrasiveness · roughness · uncouthness · earthiness · gracelessness · cloddishness
Indecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- raunchinessCrude sexual vulgarity
- bawdinessIndecent or vulgar quality
ribaldry · smut · coarseness · crudity · crude jokes · foulness · grossness · tastelessness
Social misstep or indiscretion
- gaffeClumsy social error
- breachBreaking of agreement
- misstepError in action or judgment
- indiscretionUnwise act or remark
blunder · transgression · unseemliness · inappropriateness · lapse · imprudence · solecism · oversight
coarseness
Rough or vulgar quality
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- brusquenessAbrupt, rude directness
insensitivity · boorishness · gruffness · abrasiveness · roughness · uncouthness · earthiness · gracelessness · cloddishness · maladroitness
obscenity
Indecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- raunchinessCrude sexual vulgarity
bawdiness · ribaldry · smut · coarseness · crudity · crude jokes · foulness · grossness · tastelessness · scurrility
faux pas
Social misstep or indiscretion
indiscretion · blunder · transgression · unseemliness · inappropriateness · lapse · imprudence · solecism · oversight · violation
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Accepted standards of behavior
decencies · courtesies · civilities · decorums · good manners
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Choice, refined foods
elegances · refinements · subtleties · graces · tactfulness
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Skill in sensitive situations
delicacies · diplomacies · discretions · considerateness · thoughtfulness
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