Vulgarity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vulgarity is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.
Meaning
(uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.
More Meanings
- (countable) An offensive or obscene act or expression.
Example Sentences
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
Word Forms
- vulgarities
Synonyms for vulgarity
Depending on context, synonyms include scurrility, profanity, coarseness, commonness, grossness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coarseness, grossness, commonness, crassness, vulgarness, vility.
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