Vulgarity Meaning
/vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being vulgar.
nounAn offensive or obscene act or expression.
Sentence Examples
Reject all its lies and vulgarity.
Vulgarity can be a source of hilarity.
I don't mind your smoking, but I mind your vulgarity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The public display of such ____, including loud swearing and rude behavior, shocked the attendees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was criticized for the ____ of his comments during the formal meeting with the company board today.
Word Origin & History
From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"You will observe that I have not yet indulged myself in calling her by that name, even to you. Think, then, what I must have endured in hearing it bandied between the Eltons with all the vulgarity of needless repetition, and all the insolence of imaginary superiority"
— 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 13:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The public display of such ____, including loud swearing and rude behavior, shocked the attendees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was criticized for the ____ of his comments during the formal meeting with the company board today.