What does Profanity mean?

Definitions for Profanity
prəˈfæn ɪ ti, proʊ-pro·fan·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. profanitynoun

    vulgar or irreverent speech or action

Wiktionary

  1. profanitynoun

    The quality of being profane.

    His profanity left the entire audience in shock.

  2. profanitynoun

    Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

    He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.

ChatGPT

  1. profanity

    Profanity refers to obscene, vulgar, or blasphemous language, expressions, gestures or behavior that show disrespect or irreverence towards sacred things, particularly religious beliefs, or that may be considered offensive, rude or inappropriate. It can also include sexual language or references, and strong or taboo language.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Profanitynoun

    the quality or state of being profane; profaneness; irreverence; esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy

  2. Profanitynoun

    that which is profane; profane language or acts

  3. Etymology: [L. profanitas.]

Wikidata

  1. Profanity

    Profanity is a subset of a language's lexicon that is considered by some to be strongly impolite or offensive. It can show a desecration or debasement of someone or something, or show strong or intense emotion. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviours that are construed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, obnoxious, foul, desecrating, or other forms.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Profanity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Profanity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Profanity in a Sentence

  1. Piers Morgan:

    You've come on here, you've been rude and abusive, you sound unhinged. You've been using profanity and you were somebody I used to admire.

  2. Cheryl McDonald:

    They were yelling. I think the only words they know in the dictionary are profanity.

  3. Mark Twain:

    Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

  4. Jeb Bush:

    I thought about it after I said it, i don't know, there is a judge somewhere that's gonna tell me whether or not that's profanity?

  5. Donald Trump:

    When signs are put up, lifted up with tremendous profanity on them, I mean the worst profanity, and you have television cameras all over the place and people see these signs, I think maybe those people have some blame and should suffer some blame, also.

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Translations for Profanity

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  • شتمArabic
  • Profanität, FluchGerman
  • αθυροστομίαGreek
  • blasfemia, profano, lenguaje soezSpanish
  • kirosanaFinnish
  • gros mot, impiété, insanitéFrench
  • makian, kata-kata kotor, umpatan, bahasa kasar, bahasa kotorIndonesian
  • 卑語, 冒涜, 雑言Japanese
  • pisuhanJavanese
  • przekleństwo, wulgaryzmPolish
  • înjurăturăRomanian
  • матерщина, ругань, брань, богохульство, профанация, сквернословие, матRussian
  • การดูหมิ่นThai
  • lời nói tục tĩuVietnamese
  • 亵渎Chinese

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