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   Vul·gar·i·ty

   /vəlˈɡerədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being vulgar: "he was seen as the embodiment of the vulgarity of the 1980s" Similar tastelessnessbad tastegrossnesscrassnesslack of refinementtawdrinessflamboyanceflamboyancyostentationexcessgaudinessgarishnessshowinessflashinessbrassinesstinselkitschloudnessharshnessinformal:tackinessswankinessswankglitzinessimpolitenessill mannersbad mannersimproprietygrossnessindecorousnessuncouthnesscrudenesscoarsenessroughnesscommonnesslownessunsophisticatednesslack of refinementlack of sophisticationinformal:ignoranceOpposite tastefulnessrestraintgentilitydecorum
   • ▪ a vulgar remark or act: "his letters were full of vulgarities" Similar rudenesscrudityindecencyindelicacyoffensivenesssuggestivenessbawdinessribaldryobscenitylewdnesssalaciousnesslicentiousnessdepravitysordidnesssmuttinessdirtinessfilthinesssmutdirtfilthpornographyprofanityblasphemyswearingbad languagestrong languagefoulnessabusivenessscurrilousnessinformal:raunchinessraunchsleazinesssleazepornbluenessfruitinesssaucinessrare:concupiscencebawdrysalacityOpposite decency

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   The meaning of VULGARITY is something vulgar. How to use vulgarity in a sentence.

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   VULGARITY definition: 1. the quality of not being suitable, simple, or beautiful, or not in the style preferred by rich…. Learn more.

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   Vulgarity definition: the state or quality of being vulgar. See examples of VULGARITY used in a sentence.

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   Vulgarity is the quality of being crude and lacking refinement. Many people consider swearing to be a form of vulgarity.

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   1. a. : lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse. b. : morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate : gross. c. : ostentatious or excessive in expenditure or display : pretentious. 2. a. : offensive in language : earthy. b. : lewdly or profanely indecent. 3. a. : generally used, applied, or accepted. b.

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   Define vulgarity. vulgarity synonyms, vulgarity pronunciation, vulgarity translation, English dictionary definition of vulgarity. n. pl. vul·gar·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being vulgar. 2. Something, such as an act or expression, that offends good taste or propriety....

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   Definition of vulgarity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.