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Meanings of
vulgarity
in English
Portuguese
grosseria
Catalan
indelicadesa
Spanish
vulgaridad
Back to the meaning
The quality of lacking taste and refinement.
coarseness
grossness
commonness
vulgarism
raunch
Portuguese
grosseria
Synonyms
Examples for "
coarseness
"
coarseness
grossness
commonness
vulgarism
raunch
Examples for "
coarseness
"
1
All the bluntness and
coarseness
of feeling in the workmanship of fig.
2
Then there had been recklessness, something of
coarseness
,
in the fine face.
3
Even the Romans, with all their
coarseness
,
stood higher in this respect.
4
His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural
coarseness
.
5
He condemns Swift for his
coarseness
and praises Johnson for his outspokenness.
1
I thought perhaps the effervescence would help break up the grimy
grossness
.
2
He was aware of a glimmer of advocacy in the very
grossness
.
3
He is simply disgusted with the
grossness
and vulgarity of it all.
4
Still there was no trace of
grossness
in their form or expression.
5
His charity must partake of the contraction and
grossness
of his self-love.
1
With such, the venal
commonness
of affection first profanes, then destroys it.
2
The reason may lie in the very
commonness
of our opportunities.
3
The demand marks the
commonness
,
narrowness, low-levelled satisfaction of the age.
4
This would affix him eternally to
commonness
in her mind.
5
Exquisite taste was married with a
commonness
that was glaring.
1
There are gradations in awkwardness and
vulgarism
,
as there are in everything else.
2
Why,' said the prof, 'to employ a
vulgarism
,
perspicuity is my penultimate appellative.'
3
You are not-ifI may be permitted an expressive
vulgarism
-
in
the
same street with them.
4
Punning is a
vulgarism
that should be scrupulously avoided.
5
No, in good truth: who can like such
vulgarism
!
1
Expect a mix of comedy, acrobatics, dance and a touch of
raunch
.
2
But, more and more, women are bringing the
raunch
to the screen.
3
Photograph: YouTube Every Xmas playlist needs a bit of
raunch
and Big Cynthia delivers.
4
There was a good-natured quality to the
raunch
,
like fun was still an erotic idea.
5
Here, this belter of a track gets an added bolt of rock and roll
raunch
.
Usage of
vulgarity
in English
1
The experience made her savvy about the
vulgarity
of the film industry.
2
That's what he said, he said it in German, complete with
vulgarity
.
3
Rector Owl was forced to become explicit to the point of
vulgarity
.
4
In woman, refinement of character is never found in
vulgarity
of dress.
5
Our Mr Swann is also given to florid outbursts of baroque
vulgarity
.
6
His case was comparable in
vulgarity
with the size of his cigars.
7
There its poverty and
vulgarity
ceased; there its beauty and grace abounded.
8
For there is no
vulgarity
in a title strongly signifying the intent.
9
He almost flinched, pained by the
vulgarity
of the task in hand.
10
The almost universal traits of the family were idleness, ignorance, and
vulgarity
.
11
He is simply disgusted with the grossness and
vulgarity
of it all.
12
And then the
vulgarity
,
the irreverence: they are almost identical, I think.
13
Not that I was particularly funny-theywere responding to the
vulgarity
alone.
14
She wished that even Marian were there in all her complacent
vulgarity
.
15
Someone in the gloom called out a
vulgarity
meant to unease her.
16
I would appreciate it if you limited your
vulgarity
in her presence.
Other examples for "vulgarity"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
vulgarity
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
such vulgarity
innate vulgarity
crass vulgarity
mere vulgarity
essential vulgarity
More collocations
Translations for
vulgarity
Portuguese
grosseria
obscenidades
Catalan
indelicadesa
vulgaritat
grolleria
barroeria
grosseria
tosquedat
ordinariesa
Spanish
vulgaridad
tosquedad
zafiedad
Vulgarity
through the time
Vulgarity
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common