turpitude

turpitude
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1.
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
(general)
a. la vileza
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Despite his acts of moral turpitude, the sovereign remained popular with his subjects.A pesar de sus actos de vileza moral, el soberano seguía siendo popular con sus súbditos.
The mayor was treated as a pariah for his acts of moral turpitude.El alcalde fue tratado como un paria por sus actos de vileza moral.
b. la bajeza
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
It seems the moral turpitude of this administration knows no bounds.Parece que la bajeza moral de esta administración no tiene límites.
c. la infamia
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The city had become a hive of sin and turpitude.La ciudad se había convertido en un nido de pecado e infamia.
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