vulgarity
NounUS[vuhl-ger-ih-tee]/vəlˈɡɛrɪti/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the quality of lacking taste and refinementSynonyms: coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarismraunchType of inelegance
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Vul·gar′i·ty noun
Origin: Cf. F. vulgarité, L. vulgaritas the multitude.
1. The quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; the state of the lower classes of society. Sir Thomas Browne
2. Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness.
The reprobate vulgarity of the frequenters of Bartholomew Fair.— Ben Jonson
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54