profaneness

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noun

The quality of being profane; profanity.

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Meanings

nounprofaneness (usually uncountable, plural profanenesses)

plural profanenesses · alternative obsolete prophaneness

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being profane; profanity.

    the […] heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks

    1644, William Prynne, A Breviate of the Life of William Laud

Synonyms & antonyms

noununholiness by virtue of being profane

Similar
unsanctification
Broader
unholiness
Also see
unsanctification

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From profane + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

profaneness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profaneness

MLA

“profaneness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profaneness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profaneness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profaneness.

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