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Webster 1913 Edition
Vulgarity
Vul-gar′i-ty
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
vulgarité
, L. vulgaritas
the multitude.] 1.
The quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; the state of the lower classes of society.
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness.
The reprobate
vulgarity
of the frequenters of Bartholomew Fair. B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vulgarity
VULGARITY
,Noun.
1.
Mean condition in life; the state of the lower classes of society.2.
Grossness or clownishness of manners or language; as vulgarity of behavior; vulgarity of expression or language.Definition 2024
vulgarity
vulgarity
English
Noun
vulgarity (plural vulgarities)
- (uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.
- (countable) An offensive or obscene act or expression.
Synonyms
- (offensive act): profanity
Related terms
Translations
quality of being vulgar
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offensive or obscene act
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