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- [vuhl-gar-i-tee]
- /vʌlˈgær ɪ ti/
- /ˈvʌl.ɡər/
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- [vuhl-gar-i-tee]
- /vʌlˈgær ɪ ti/
Definitions of vulgarity word
- noun plural vulgarity the state or quality of being vulgar: the vulgarity of his remark. 1
- noun plural vulgarity something vulgar, as an act or expression. 1
- noun vulgarity bad taste 1
- noun vulgarity the condition of being vulgar; lack of good manners 0
- noun vulgarity a vulgar action, phrase, etc 0
- noun vulgarity the state or quality of being vulgar, crude, coarse, unrefined, etc. 0
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Origin of vulgarity
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80, vulgarity is from the Late Latin word vulgāritās commonness, the public. See vulgar, -ity
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Parts of speech for Vulgarity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vulgarity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
vulgarity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vulgarity
noun vulgarity
- barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.
- bawdiness — indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories.
- bawdry — obscene talk or language
- billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
- blueness — the quality or state of being blue.
Antonyms for vulgarity
Top questions with vulgarity
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