vulgarity
English
editEtymology
editFrom vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas.
Pronunciation
edit- (US) IPA(key): /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪɾi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editvulgarity (countable and uncountable, plural vulgarities)
- (uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 13:
- You will observe that I have not yet indulged myself in calling her by that name, even to you. Think, then, what I must have endured in hearing it bandied between the Eltons with all the vulgarity of needless repetition, and all the insolence of imaginary superiority
- (countable) An offensive or obscene act or expression.
Synonyms
edit- (offensive act): profanity
Related terms
editTranslations
editquality of being vulgar
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offensive or obscene act
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Czech
editNoun
editvulgarity
- inflection of vulgarita:
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