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Vulgar

adjective/vˈʌlɡɚ/
Definition
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
of or associated with the great masses of people
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈʌlɡɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/vˈʌlɡə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/vˈʌlɡə/
2 syllables Say it as /vˈʌlɡɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivelacking refinement or cultivation or taste
“he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”
adjectiveof or associated with the great masses of people
“the common people in those days suffered greatly”
adjectivebeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
“common parlance”
adjectiveconspicuously and tastelessly indecent
“coarse language”
Word Forms
coarsenessnounthe quality of lacking taste and refinement
commonnessnounthe quality of lacking taste and refinement
commonalitynouna class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
uncouthnessnouninelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
vulgarizeverbdebase and make vulgar
vulgaritynounthe quality of lacking taste and refinement
plebeiannounone of the common people
plebnounone of the common people
vernacularnounthe everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
crudenessnounan impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
cruditynounan impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
grossnessnounthe quality of lacking taste and refinement
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vulgär
es mangelt an Raffinesse, Kultivierung oder Geschmack
🇫🇷French
vulgaire
manquant de raffinement, de culture ou de goût
🇮🇹Italian
volgare
privo di raffinatezza, coltivazione o gusto
🇳🇱Dutch
vulgair
zonder verfijning, teelt of smaak
🇷🇺Russian
вульгарный
не хватает утонченности, выращивания или вкуса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अशिष्ट
परिष्कार या खेती या स्वाद का अभाव
🇧🇩Bengali
অশ্লীল
পরিমার্জন বা চাষ বা স্বাদের অভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
கொச்சையான
சுத்திகரிப்பு அல்லது சாகுபடி அல்லது சுவை இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Telugu
అసభ్యకరమైన
శుద్ధీకరణ లేదా సాగు లేదా రుచి లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
असभ्य
परिष्करण किंवा लागवड किंवा चव नसणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
અભદ્ર
સંસ્કારિતા અથવા ખેતી અથવા સ્વાદનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಸಭ್ಯ
ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೃಷಿ ಅಥವಾ ರುಚಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അസഭ്യം
ശുദ്ധീകരണമോ കൃഷിയോ രുചിയോ ഇല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ
ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਆਦ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
فحش
تطہیر یا کاشت یا ذائقہ کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
庸俗
缺乏修养或修养或品味
🇯🇵Japanese
下品な
洗練や教養やセンスが欠けている
🇰🇷Korean
저속한
세련미도, 재배도, 취향도 부족하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thô tục
thiếu sự tinh tế hoặc trau dồi hoặc hương vị
🇹🇭Thai
หยาบคาย
ขาดความปราณีตหรือความเจริญหรือรส
🇵🇭Filipino
bulgar
kulang sa refinement o cultivation o lasa
🇲🇾Malay
kesat
kurang penghalusan atau penanaman atau rasa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مبتذلة
تفتقر إلى الصقل أو الزراعة أو الذوق
🇮🇷Persian
مبتذل
فاقد پالایش یا کشت یا طعم
🇹🇷Turkish
kaba
incelik, uygulama veya tattan yoksun
🇮🇱Hebrew
ווּלגָרִי
חסר עידון או טיפוח או טעם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'vulgar'?
The primary meaning of 'vulgar' is 'lacking refinement or cultivation or taste'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vulgar' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'vulgar' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'vulgar' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'vulgar' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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