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- [vuhl-ger]
- /ˈvʌl gər/
- /ˈvʌl.ɡər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vuhl-ger]
- /ˈvʌl gər/
Definitions of vulgar word
- adjective vulgar characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation. 1
- adjective vulgar indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture. 1
- adjective vulgar crude; coarse; unrefined: a vulgar peasant. 1
- adjective vulgar of, relating to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society: the vulgar masses. 1
- adjective vulgar current; popular; common: a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs. 1
- adjective vulgar spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular: vulgar tongue. 1
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Origin of vulgar
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin vulgāris, equivalent to vulg(us) the general public + -āris -ar1
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Parts of speech for Vulgar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vulgar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vulgar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vulgar
adj vulgar
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
- barbaric — If you describe someone's behaviour as barbaric, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barbarous — If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
adjective vulgar
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- bawdy — A bawdy story or joke contains humorous references to sex.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- crumby — full of or littered with crumbs
Antonyms for vulgar
adj vulgar
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
- beryl — a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
- blue-green — a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.
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