vulgarity

Noun
Synonyms: coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarismraunch

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the quality of lacking taste and refinementSynonyms: coarsenesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarismraunch
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Vulgarity \Vul*gar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. vulgarit['e], L. vulgaritas the multitude.] [1913 Webster]

1.The quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; the state of the lower classes of society. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

2.Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness. [1913 Webster]

The reprobate vulgarity of the frequenters of Bartholomew Fair.— B. Jonson.[1913 Webster]
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