vulgarity

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US/vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/

noun

The quality of being vulgar.

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profanityswear wordcurse wordscurrilitycoarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarism
OriginLatin vulgaritas →
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Meanings

nounvulgarity (countable and uncountable, plural vulgarities)

plural vulgarities

  1. uncountableThe quality of being vulgar.

    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

    1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 13
  2. countableAn offensive or obscene act or expression.

    Synonyms: profanity

  3. countablespecificallyA vulgar or obscene word

    Synonyms: swear word, curse word, profanity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn offensive or obscene act or expression.

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profanity

nounA vulgar or obscene word

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swear wordcurse wordprofanity
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scurrility

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of lacking taste and refinement

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coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarismraunch
Broader
inelegance
Also see
coarsenesscommonnesscursegrossnessprofanityraunchswearswearingswear wordvulgarism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvulgaritas
  2. Englishvulgarity

From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Ancient Greek βαναυσία
  • βαναυσία (banausía)quality of being vulgar
Bulgarian вулгарност, простащина
  • вулгарност (vulgarnost)quality of being vulgar
  • простащина (prostaština)quality of being vulgar
Catalan vulgaritat, vulgaritat
  • vulgaritatquality of being vulgar
  • vulgaritatoffensive or obscene act
Czech vulgárnost, vulgarita
  • vulgárnostquality of being vulgar
  • vulgaritaquality of being vulgar
French vulgarité, grossièreté
  • vulgaritéquality of being vulgar
  • grossièretéoffensive or obscene act
German Vulgarität
  • Vulgaritätquality of being vulgar
Malay makian, kata makian
  • makianprofanity or obscene words
  • kata makianprofanity or obscene words
Portuguese vulgaridade, vulgaridade
  • vulgaridadequality of being vulgar
  • vulgaridadeoffensive or obscene act
Russian вульга́рность, по́шлость
  • вульга́рность (vulʹgárnostʹ)quality of being vulgar
  • по́шлость (póšlostʹ)quality of being vulgar
  • по́шлость (póšlostʹ)offensive or obscene act
Scottish Gaelic gràisgealachd
  • gràisgealachdquality of being vulgar
Slovak vulgárnosť, vulgárnosť
  • vulgárnosťquality of being vulgar
  • vulgárnosťoffensive or obscene act
Spanish vulgaridad, vulgaridad
  • vulgaridadquality of being vulgar
  • vulgaridadoffensive or obscene act
Ukrainian вульга́рність
  • вульга́рність (vulʹhárnistʹ)quality of being vulgar
Cite this entry
APA

vulgarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgarity

MLA

“vulgarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgarity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulgarity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgarity.

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