vulgarity (redirected from vulgarities)

vul·gar·i·ty  (vl-gr-t)

n. pl. vul·gar·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being vulgar.

2. Something, such as an act or expression, that offends good taste or propriety.

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vulgarity [vʌlˈgærɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the condition of being vulgar; lack of good manners

2. a vulgar action, phrase, etc.

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Vulgarity the common people, 1579; the commonalty.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vulgarity - the quality of lacking taste and refinement grossness, raunch, vulgarism, commonness, coarseness inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

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vulgarity

noun

1. tastelessness, bad taste, grossness, tawdriness, gaudiness, lack of refinement I hate the vulgarity of this room.
tastelessness good taste, tastefulness

2. crudeness, rudeness, coarseness, crudity, ribaldry, suggestiveness, indelicacy, indecorum a comedian famous for his vulgarity and irreverence
crudeness decorum

3. coarseness, roughness, boorishness, rudeness, loutishness, oafishness, uncouthness For all his apparent vulgarity, Todd had a certain raw charm.
coarseness sophistication, refinement, good manners, gentility, good breeding, sensitivity

Translations

vulgarity [vʌlˈgærɪtɪ] N

1. (= lack of refinement) → ordinariez f, vulgaridad f

2. (= tastelessness) → mal gusto m, vulgaridad f

3. (= indecency) → grosería f, obscenidad f; (= crude remark) → grosería f

vulgarity [vʌlˈgærəti] n

(= tastelessness) → vulgarité f

(= crudeness) [language, joke, person] → vulgarité f

vulgarity

n → Vulgarität f; (of gesture, joke also) → Anstößigkeit f; (of colour, tie etc) → Geschmacklosigkeit f; the vulgarity of his conduct → sein ordinäres or pöbelhaftes Benehmen

vulgarity [vʌlˈgærɪtɪ] n → volgarità