Definitions for: Vulgarity


[n] the quality of lacking taste and refinement



Webster (1913) Definition: Vul*gar"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. vulgarit['e], L. vulgaritas
the multitude.]
1. The quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of
life; the state of the lower classes of society. --Sir T.
Browne.

2. Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence
of refinement; coarseness.

The reprobate vulgarity of the frequenters of
Bartholomew Fair. --B. Jonson.

Synonyms: coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarism

See Also: inelegance

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