profanity

noun

pro·fan·i·ty prō-ˈfa-nə-tē

prə-

plural profanities

Synonyms of profanity next

: the quality or state of being profane

: the use of profane language

: profane language

: 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

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Scheuer is also being accused of changing menu prices, adding profanity to menus, attempting to disable certain accounts and locking 14 employees out of their accounts over a period of three months. —

Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 According to federal prosecutors, Arthur Ray Hanson II, 63, of Huntsville, Alabama, left voicemails laced with profanity and racial slurs for Willis and Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 One of them, radio host Sid Rosenberg, directed a profanity at Clinton. —

Jill Colvin, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 Officers found a religious statue with profanity written across it in marker. —

Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for profanity