Vulgarity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vʌlɡˈæɹᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/vʌlɡˈaɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vʌlɡˈaɹɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /vʌlɡˈæɹᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raunch vulgarism grossness commonness coarseness

Word Forms

coarse	adjective	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
common	adjective	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
gross	adjective	conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
vulgar	adjective	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
raunchy	adjective	suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vulgarität

die Qualität des Mangels an Geschmack und Raffinesse

🇫🇷French

vulgarité

la qualité du manque de goût et de raffinement

🇪🇸Spanish

vulgaridad

la cualidad de falta de gusto y refinamiento

🇮🇹Italian

volgarità

la qualità della mancanza di gusto e raffinatezza

🇳🇱Dutch

vulgariteit

de kwaliteit van het ontbreken van smaak en verfijning

🇵🇹Portuguese

vulgaridade

a qualidade de falta de gosto e requinte

🇷🇺Russian

пошлость

качество без вкуса и изысканности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असभ्यता

स्वाद और परिष्कार की कमी की गुणवत्ता

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্লীলতা

স্বাদ এবং পরিমার্জনার অভাবের গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

அசிங்கம்

சுவை மற்றும் சுத்திகரிப்பு இல்லாத தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసభ్యత

రుచి మరియు శుద్ధీకరణ లేని నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

असभ्यता

चव आणि परिष्करण नसल्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશ્લીલતા

સ્વાદ અને સંસ્કારિતાના અભાવની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಭ್ಯತೆ

ರುಚಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസഭ്യം

രുചിയും ശുദ്ധീകരണവും ഇല്ലാത്ത ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲਤਾ

ਸਵਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فحاشی

ذائقہ اور تطہیر کی کمی کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗俗

🇯🇵Japanese

下品

味と洗練が欠けている性質

🇰🇷Korean

속악

맛과 세련미가 부족한 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thô tục

chất lượng thiếu hương vị và sự tinh tế

🇹🇭Thai

หยาบคาย

คุณภาพที่ขาดรสชาติและความประณีต

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekasaran

kualitas kurang rasa dan kehalusan

🇵🇭Filipino

kabastusan

ang kalidad ng kulang sa lasa at pagpipino

🇲🇾Malay

kekasaran

kualiti kurang rasa dan kehalusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الابتذال

نوعية تفتقر إلى الذوق والصقل

🇮🇷Persian

ابتذال

کیفیت نداشتن طعم و ظرافت

🇹🇷Turkish

bayağılık

tat ve incelik eksikliğinin kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ווּלגָרִיוּת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vulgarity'?

The primary meaning of 'vulgarity' is 'the quality of lacking taste and refinement'.

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Using 'vulgarity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vulgarity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vulgarity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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