The difference between Adult and Obscene

When used as adjectives, adult means fully grown, whereas obscene means offensive to current standards of decency or morality.

Adult is also noun with the meaning: a fully grown human or animal.

Adult is also verb with the meaning: to (cause to) be or become an adult.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adult and Obscene

  1. Adult as a noun:

    A fully grown human or animal.

  2. Adult as a noun:

    A person who has reached the legal age of majority.

  1. Adult as an adjective:

    Fully grown.

    Examples:

    "an adult human, animal, or plant"

  2. Adult as an adjective:

    Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children.

    Examples:

    "adult clothes"

  3. Adult as an adjective:

    Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; of, or pertaining to, pornography.

    Examples:

    "an adult movie"

    "This program contains adult content. Parental discretion is advised."

  4. Adult as an adjective:

    Vulgar or profane.

  1. Adult as a verb (nonstandard, rare):

    To (cause to) be or become an adult.

  1. Obscene as an adjective:

    Offensive to current standards of decency or morality

  2. Obscene as an adjective:

    Lewd or lustful

  3. Obscene as an adjective:

    Disgusting or repulsive

  4. Obscene as an adjective:

    Excessive; beyond all reason.

  5. Obscene as an adjective (law):

    Liable to deprave or corrupt

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