vulgarity

noun

vul·​gar·​i·​ty ˌvəl-ˈger-rə-tē 

-ˈga-rə-

plural vulgarities

1

: something vulgar

2

: the quality or state of being vulgar

Synonyms

• coarseness
• commonness
• crassness
• crudeness
• crudity
• grossness
• indelicacy
• indelicateness
• lowness
• raffishness
• rawness
• roughness
• rudeness
• tastelessness

Examples of vulgarity in a Sentence

a comedian known for her vulgarity

I was shocked by the vulgarity of his language.

He uttered a vulgarity and was silent.

We have a policy against printing vulgarities in our magazine.

Recent Examples on the Web

Whatever happened to elegant, elevated and epic language in lieu of vulgarities that flourish in the sewers and gutters of morality? —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024

Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness. —Jon Lapook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024

Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities. —Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024

The comments varied in content, jest and vulgarity, with some criticizing the franchise owner for hosting the Trump campaign. —Cj Haddad, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

vulgarity

noun

vul·​gar·​i·​ty ˌvəl-ˈgar-ət-ē 

plural vulgarities

1

: the quality or state of being vulgar

2

: something vulgar