अश्लील (ashliil)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'obscene, vulgar, indecent' -- used for language, jokes, images, or behavior considered crude or sexually inappropriate.
Sense 1 : obscene, vulgar, indecent
adjective
Synonyms: गंदा (gandaa, informal, broader 'dirty/crude'), फूहड़ (phoohad, crude, tasteless), अभद्र (abhadr, formal, 'improper/rude')
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word shows up often in the context of censorship debates -- news anchors and film-certification boards use अश्लील (ashliil) regularly when discussing what content should be cut or banned. It carries a formal, almost legal-sounding weight, similar to how 'obscene' feels heavier in English than 'dirty' or 'crude'.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use अश्लील (ashliil) loosely for anything merely rude or impolite; it specifically implies sexual/vulgar indecency, not just bad manners -- for plain rudeness, बदतमीज़ (badatmiiz) or अभद्र (abhadr) fits better. 2) It is commonly paired with words like चुटकुला (chutkulaa, 'joke'), भाषा (bhaashaa, 'language'), or तस्वीर (tasviir, 'picture') -- learners should get used to hearing अश्लील मज़ाक (ashliil mazaak, 'obscene joke') as a natural collocation rather than translating 'obscene' word by word.
Sample Sentences:
यह गाना बहुत अश्लील है। This song is very obscene.
(yah gaanaa bahut ashliil hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
फिल्म प्रमाणन बोर्ड ने इस दृश्य को अश्लील करार दिया। The film certification board declared this scene obscene.
(philm pramaanan bord ne is drishy ko ashliil karaar diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
टीवी पर ऐसे अश्लील विज्ञापन नहीं दिखाए जाने चाहिए। Such obscene advertisements should not be shown on TV.
(tiivii par aise ashliil vigyaapan nahiin dikhaae jaane chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अश्लील टिप्पणियाँ मत करो, यहाँ बच्चे भी हैं। Don't make obscene remarks, there are children here too.
(ashliil tippniyaan mat karo, yahaan bachche bhii hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर यह किताब अश्लील होती, तो इसे बैन कर दिया जाता। If this book were obscene, it would have been banned.
(agar yah kitaab ashliil hotii, to ise bain kar diyaa jaataa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Passive
समाचार चैनल पर बहस चल रही थी कि यह विज्ञापन अश्लील है या नहीं। A debate was going on the news channel about whether this ad is obscene or not.
(samaachaar chainal par bahas chal rahii thii ki yah vigyaapan ashliil hai yaa nahiin।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सेंसर बोर्ड को डर है कि यह सीन बहुत अश्लील लगेगा। The censor board is afraid that this scene will seem too obscene.
(sensar bord ko dar hai ki yah siin bahut ashliil lagegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
पुलिस ने उस पोस्टर को अश्लील सामग्री के तहत हटा दिया। The police removed that poster under obscene material laws.
(pulis ne us postar ko ashliil saamagrii ke tahat hataa diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कुछ लोग हर मजाक को अश्लील समझते हैं। Some people consider every joke obscene.
(kuchh log har majaak ko ashliil samajhte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह विज्ञापन इतना अश्लील था कि उसे तुरंत हटाना पड़ा। This advertisement was so obscene that it had to be removed immediately.
(yah vigyaapan itnaa ashliil thaa ki use turant hataanaa padaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: अश्लील (ashliil)