Definitions for vulgarˈvʌl gər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vul•gar*ˈvʌl gər(adj.)
characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste:
vulgar ostentation.
indecent; obscene; lewd:
a vulgar gesture.
lacking in refinement; crude; coarse; boorish.
of, pertaining to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society.
spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular.
Category: Language/Linguistics
current; popular; common:
vulgar beliefs.
lacking in distinction or aesthetic value; banal; ordinary.
* Syn: See common.
Origin of vulgar:
1350–1400; ME < L vulgāris=vulg(us) the general public +-āris -ar1
vul′gar•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar(adj)
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
"he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed(adj)
of or associated with the great masses of people
"the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
common, vernacular, vulgar(adj)
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
"common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
crude, earthy, gross, vulgar(adj)
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
"coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vulgar(adjective)ˈvʌl gər
(of language, a joke, etc.) likely to cause offense; = crude
a vulgar expression; the vulgarity of his language
Wiktionary
vulgar(Adjective)
Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
vulgar(Adjective)
Having to do with ordinary, common people.
Origin: Middle English, from vulgaris, from volgus, vulgus, from wl̥k- (compare Welsh gwala, ἁλία εἰλέω, вєликъ.
Webster Dictionary
Vulgar(adj)
of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular
Vulgar(adj)
belonging or relating to the common people, as distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common life; plebeian; not select or distinguished; hence, sometimes, of little or no value
Vulgar(adj)
hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners
Vulgar(noun)
one of the common people; a vulgar person
Vulgar(noun)
the vernacular, or common language
Translations for vulgar
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vulgar(adjective)
not generally socially acceptable, decent or polite; ill-mannered
Such behaviour is regarded as vulgar.
- vulgêrAfrikaans

- فَظ، خَشِنArabic

- вулгаренBulgarian

- vulgarPortuguese (BR)

- vulgárníCzech

- vulgärGerman

- plat; vulgærDanish

- χυδαίος, χοντροκομμένος (μτφ.)Greek

- vulgar, ordinarioSpanish

- labaneEstonian

- بی ادب؛ زنندهFarsi

- sivistymätönFinnish

- vulgaireFrench

- גַסHebrew

- असंस्कृतHindi

- prostački, vulgaranCroatian

- közönséges, trágár, vulgárisHungarian

- tidak sopan, kasarIndonesian

- grófur, óheflaður; lágkúrulegurIcelandic

- volgareItalian

- 卑俗なJapanese

- (행동, 말씨, 의복 등이) 상스러운, 천한Korean

- vulgarusLithuanian

- vulgārs; piedauzīgs; prastsLatvian

- tdk beradabMalay

- platDutch

- vulgær, grovNorwegian

- wulgarnyPolish

- بی ادب؛ زنندهPersian

- شډل، شاړ، بې ډبه، مبتذل: ولسي: عاميانه: ولس: ولسي، سكنى: ناروزلى، بې ډبه: بې ذوقهPashto

- ordinárioPortuguese

- vulgarRomanian

- вульгарныйRussian

- hrubý, neotesaný, vulgárnySlovak

- nespodoben, prostaškiSlovenian

- vulgaranSerbian

- vulgärSwedish

- หยาบคายThai

- kaba, terbiyesizTurkish

- 粗俗的, 低級的Chinese (Trad.)

- грубий, вульгарнийUkrainian

- بازاريUrdu

- thiếu tế nhị, tầm thườngVietnamese

- 粗陋的,粗俗的,庸俗的Chinese (Simp.)

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