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- DictionaryVul·gar/ˈvəlɡər/
adjective
- 1. lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined: "the vulgar trappings of wealth"
Vulgarity is the quality of being common, coarse, or unrefined. This judgement may refer to language, visual art, social class, or social climbers. John Bayley claims the term can never be self-referential, because to be aware of vulgarity is to display a degree of sophistication which thereby elevates the subject above the vulgar.
vulgar. adjective. /ˈvʌlɡər/. not having or showing good taste; not polite, elegant, or well behaved synonym coarse, taste a vulgar man vulgar decorations She found their laughter and noisy games coarse and rather vulgar.
Define vulgar. vulgar synonyms, vulgar pronunciation, vulgar translation, English dictionary definition of vulgar. adj. 1. a. Crudely indecent: a vulgar joke. b. Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement: "that vulgar jockeying for position around the bedside of...
Definitions of 'vulgar' 1. If you describe something as vulgar, you think it is in bad taste or of poor artistic quality. [disapproval] [...] 2. If you describe pictures, gestures, or remarks as vulgar, you dislike them because they refer to sex or parts of the body in an offensive way that you find unpleasant. [disapproval] [...] 3.
of, relating to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society: the vulgar masses. current; popular; common: a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs. spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular: vulgar tongue.
The meaning of vulgar. Definition of vulgar. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
noun. /vʌlˈɡɛrət̮i/ (pl. vulgarities) [uncountable, countable] the fact of being rude or not having good taste; a rude object, picture, etc. She was offended by the vulgarity of their jokes. a pornographic magazine full of vulgarities. Take your English to the next level.
