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[ vuhl-gar-i-tee ] / vʌlˈgær ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vulgarity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural vul·gar·i·ties.the state or quality of being vulgar: the vulgarity of his remark. something vulgar, as an act or expression. Origin of vulgarityFirst recorded in 1570–80, vulgarity is from the Late Latin word vulgāritās commonness, the public. See vulgar, -ity SYNONYMS FOR vulgarity1 tastelessness, crudeness, grossness, indelicacy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR vulgarity ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM vulgaritynon·vul·gar·i·ty, noun, plural non·vul·gar·i·ties.Words nearby vulgarityvulgar, vulgar fraction, vulgarian, vulgaris, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, Vulgar Latin, Vulgate, Vulgate Bible, vulgus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vulgarityExplicitness and vulgarity are both different subsets of honesty, both very necessary. The Modern ‘Lolita’: Dramatizing the Mind of a Female Pedophile in Alissa Nutting’s ‘Tampa’|Roxane Gay|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sometimes I wonder if I actually believe in vulgarity, as a concept. The Modern ‘Lolita’: Dramatizing the Mind of a Female Pedophile in Alissa Nutting’s ‘Tampa’|Roxane Gay|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Where do you see the line between explicitness and vulgarity? The Modern ‘Lolita’: Dramatizing the Mind of a Female Pedophile in Alissa Nutting’s ‘Tampa’|Roxane Gay|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Wilde deplored American commercialism and vulgarity, but he admired American simplicity and decency. Wilde Ride|Anthony Paletta|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With color, vulgarity, and brilliance, Thompson makes it clear how and why he unabashedly supports McGovern over Nixon. What 10 Books to Read for the Election Season: Cicero, Vidal and More|David Masciotra|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST So with the nurse in Romeo and Juliet, whose endless gossip and vulgarity cannot quite hide a kind heart. English Literature|William J. Long The lie her father had told seemed only a part of the evening's vulgarity. Poor White|Sherwood Anderson By your own account you have helped the victory of vulgarity and smoke. Alarms and Discursions|G. K. Chesterton He is really a childish, self-conscious creature, with a very decided dash of vulgarity. The Man Between|Amelia E. Barr The Marshal de Retz shut the window with a shrug of protest against the vulgarity of prejudice. The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for vulgarity
noun plural -tiesthe condition of being vulgar; lack of good manners a vulgar action, phrase, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vulgarityprofanity, obscenity, indecency, profaneness, discourtesy, grossness, rudeness, lewdness, filthiness, foulness, crudity, crassness, coarseness, impudence, commonness, crudeness, dowdiness |