profanity
noun
pro·fan·i·ty
prō-ˈfa-nə-tē 
prə-
plural profanities
1
a
: the quality or state of being profane
b
: the use of profane language
2
a
: profane language
b
: an utterance of profane language
Examples of profanity in a Sentence
The comic uses too much profanity.
My mom will not tolerate profanity.
I have never heard my father utter a single profanity.
Recent Examples on the Web
The rules include abstaining from substances that are already forbidden by the LDS Church, practicing chastity, forgoing the use of profanity and following a dress code that prohibits men from wearing beards or goatees and requires skirts to be no shorter than knee-length.
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Candidates for the Summit Hill Elementary District 161 Board denounced a note featuring profanity and anti-Muslim sentiment as reprehensible rhetoric from a community member.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the call, said Trudeau did not use profanity.
—Christopher Rugaber, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Per the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the final part of Willingham's statement was omitted due to profanity.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
Candidates for the Summit Hill Elementary District 161 Board denounced a note featuring profanity and anti-Muslim sentiment as reprehensible rhetoric from a community member.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the call, said Trudeau did not use profanity.
—Christopher Rugaber, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Per the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the final part of Willingham's statement was omitted due to profanity.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for profanity
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“Profanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profanity. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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profanity
noun
pro·fan·i·ty
prō-ˈfan-ət-ē
prə-
plural profanities
1
: the quality or state of being profane
2
: profane language
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