Trends of
profanity

View usage for:

profanity

(prəfænɪti, US proʊ-)

Word forms: plural profanities

1. uncountable noun

Profanity is an act that shows disrespect for a religion or religious beliefs.

[formal]

To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity.

Synonyms: sacrilege, blasphemy, irreverence, impiety More Synonyms of profanity

2. countable noun [usually plural]

Profanities are swear words.

[formal]

We have grown accustomed to having our ears assailed by mindless cursing and profanities.

More Synonyms of profanity

profanity in British English

(prəˈfænɪtɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -ties

the state or quality of being profane

vulgar or irreverent action, speech, etc

profanity in American English

(proʊˈfænəti; prəˈfænəti)

noun

the state or quality of being profane

2. Word forms: plural proˈfanities

something profane; esp., profane language or the use of profane language

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈblasphemy

Word origin

LL(Ec) profanitas

Examples of 'profanity' in a sentence
profanity

Then, if challenged, they may well offer profanity or violence out of all proportion to the request made.I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity.

1 (noun) in the sense of sacrilege

Definition

the quality of being profane

To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity.

Synonyms

sacrilege

Stealing from a place of worship was considered a sacrilege.

blasphemy

a petition campaign against blasphemy on television

irreverence

impiety

profaneness

2 (noun) in the sense of swearing

Definition

coarse or blasphemous action or speech

Our ears were assailed by curses and profanities.

Synonyms

swearing

a stream of swearing and abuse

abuse

curse

She shot him an angry look and a curse.

cursing

obscenity

They shouted obscenities at us as we passed.

four-letter word

foul language

imprecation

malediction

swearword

I'd never heard a swear word in my life.

execration

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blasphemy

Definition

behaviour or language that shows disrespect for God or sacred things

a petition campaign against blasphemy on television

Synonyms

irreverence,

swearing,

cursing,

indignity,

disrespect,

desecration,

sacrilege,

profanity,

impiety,

profanation,

execration,

profaneness,

impiousness

in the sense of curse

Definition

a profane or obscene expression, usually of anger

She shot him an angry look and a curse.

Synonyms

oath,

obscenity,

blasphemy,

expletive,

profanity,

imprecation,

swearword

in the sense of execration

Synonyms

curse,

anathema,

damnation,

imprecation (formal),

malediction

Nearby words of
profanity

productive
productivity
profane
profanity
profess
professed
professedly

Synonyms of 'profanity'

profanity

Explore 'profanity' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of obscenity

They shouted obscenities at us as we passed.

Synonyms

swear word,

curse,

oath,

expletive,

four-letter word,

cuss (informal),

profanity,

vulgarism

in the sense of swearword

Definition

a word considered rude or blasphemous

I'd never heard a swear word in my life.

Synonyms

oath,

curse,

obscenity,

expletive,

four-letter word,

cuss (informal),

profanity

单词	profanity
释义	Trends of profanity View usage for: profanity (prəfænɪti, US proʊ-) Word forms: plural profanities 1. uncountable noun Profanity is an act that shows disrespect for a religion or religious beliefs. [formal] To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity. Synonyms: sacrilege, blasphemy, irreverence, impiety More Synonyms of profanity 2. countable noun [usually plural] Profanities are swear words. [formal] We have grown accustomed to having our ears assailed by mindless cursing and profanities. More Synonyms of profanity profanity in British English (prəˈfænɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. the state or quality of being profane 2. vulgar or irreverent action, speech, etc profanity in American English (proʊˈfænəti; prəˈfænəti) noun 1. the state or quality of being profane 2. Word forms: plural proˈfanities something profane; esp., profane language or the use of profane language SIMILAR WORDS: ˈblasphemy Word origin LL(Ec) profanitas Examples of 'profanity' in a sentence profanity Then, if challenged, they may well offer profanity or violence out of all proportion to the request made. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity. The Sun (2007) 1 (noun) in the sense of sacrilege Definition the quality of being profane To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity. Synonyms sacrilege Stealing from a place of worship was considered a sacrilege. blasphemy a petition campaign against blasphemy on television irreverence impiety profaneness 2 (noun) in the sense of swearing Definition coarse or blasphemous action or speech Our ears were assailed by curses and profanities. Synonyms swearing a stream of swearing and abuse abuse curse She shot him an angry look and a curse. cursing obscenity They shouted obscenities at us as we passed. four-letter word foul language imprecation malediction swearword I'd never heard a swear word in my life. execration Additional synonyms in the sense of blasphemy Definition behaviour or language that shows disrespect for God or sacred things a petition campaign against blasphemy on television Synonyms irreverence, swearing, cursing, indignity, disrespect, desecration, sacrilege, profanity, impiety, profanation, execration, profaneness, impiousness in the sense of curse Definition a profane or obscene expression, usually of anger She shot him an angry look and a curse. Synonyms oath, obscenity, blasphemy, expletive, profanity, imprecation, swearword in the sense of execration Synonyms curse, anathema, damnation, imprecation (formal), malediction Nearby words of profanity productive productivity profane profanity profess professed professedly Synonyms of 'profanity' profanity Explore 'profanity' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of obscenity They shouted obscenities at us as we passed. Synonyms swear word, curse, oath, expletive, four-letter word, cuss (informal), profanity, vulgarism in the sense of swearword Definition a word considered rude or blasphemous I'd never heard a swear word in my life. Synonyms oath, curse, obscenity, expletive, four-letter word, cuss (informal), profanity
随便看	didynamy did you find anything? did you get the answer right? "did you like her?" — "not much" "did you see it?" — "no (i didn't)" did you speak to anyone? die die away dieb die back dieback die-brucke die brücke die-cast die casting die-casting diecious dieciously dieciousness die-cutting die down diedre diefenbaker dieffenbachia die game

Trends ofprofanity

profanity

profanity in British English

profanity in American English

Examples of 'profanity' in a sentenceprofanity

Additional synonyms

Nearby words ofprofanity

Synonyms of 'profanity'

profanity

Additional synonyms

Trends of
profanity

Examples of 'profanity' in a sentence
profanity

Nearby words of
profanity