vulgarness

vul·gar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vuhl-ger]
- /ˈvʌl gər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vuhl-ger]
- /ˈvʌl gər/

Definitions of vulgarness word

adjective vulgarness characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation. 1
adjective vulgarness indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture. 1
adjective vulgarness crude; coarse; unrefined: a vulgar peasant. 1
adjective vulgarness of, relating to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society: the vulgar masses. 1
adjective vulgarness current; popular; common: a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs. 1
adjective vulgarness spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular: vulgar tongue. 1

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Origin of vulgarness

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 Vulgarness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vulgarness

vulgarness 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".

vulgarness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vulgarness

noun vulgarness

bawdiness — indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories.
blueness — the quality or state of being blue.
dirtiness — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
filthiness — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
foulness — the state or quality of being foul: The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.

All 7 Synonyms of vulgarness