Definitions for Vulgarity
vʌlˈgær ɪ tivul·gar·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunchnoun

   the quality of lacking taste and refinement

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vulgaritynoun

   The quality of being vulgar.

2. vulgaritynoun

   An offensive or obscene act or expression.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vulgaritynoun

   the quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; the state of the lower classes of society

2. Vulgaritynoun

   grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence of refinement; coarseness

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. vulgarit, L. vulgaritas the multitude.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Vulgarity

   Vulgarity is the quality of being common, coarse, or unrefined. This judgement may refer to language, visual art, social classes, or social climbers. It may never be self-referential because, to be aware of vulgarity is to display a degree of sophistication which thereby elevates the subject above the vulgar. From the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, "vulgar" simply described the common language or vernacular of a country. From the mid-seventeenth century onward, it began to take on a pejorative aspect: "having a common and offensively mean character, coarsely commonplace; lacking in refinement or good taste; uncultured; ill bred". In the Victorian age, vulgarity broadly described many sorts of activity, such as pushing to get on a bus, wearing ostentatious clothing, and other similarly subtle aspects of behavior. In a George Eliot novel, one character could be vulgar for talking about money, a second because he criticizes the first for doing so, and a third for being fooled by the excessive refinement of the second. In language, the effort to avoid vulgarity could leave characters at a loss for words. In George Meredith's Beauchamp's Career, an heiress does not wish to make the commonplace statement that she is "engaged", nor "betrothed", "affianced", or "plighted". Though such words are not vulgarity in the vulgar sense, they nonetheless could stigmatize the user as a member of a socially inferior class. Even favored euphemisms such as toilet eventually become stigmatized like the words they replace, and currently favored words serve as a sort of "cultural capital".

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. VULGARITY

   The conduct of others. A rolling stone gathers no moss--except at roulette. W But a stony roll always gathers the stony stare. WAITER An Inn-experienced servant.

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1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vulgarity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vulgarity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Vulgarity in a Sentence

1. Rand Paul:

   I don't think vulgarity equates to insight.

2. Tommy Pham:

   I need to talk to MLB, the vulgarity this year, the gestures, I’ve never seen it at this level. I want to know if this is just because fans have been gone for a year and now they’re back and acting a certain way. That (stuff) shouldn’t be tolerated.

3. Yang Ou:

   It's a formal exhibition. We can't use vulgarity to attract attention, we ought to offer 'positive energy' to the public.

4. Arthur Schopenhauer:

   Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

5. June Deery:

   It is easier to satirize and laugh at the vulgarity and extroversion of the nouveau riche than at the restraint of old money perhaps, it certainly seems like the Real Housewives are often set up to be mocked. Yet some viewers still write online about admiring them, envying them, almost worshipping them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Vulgarity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vulgarity
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vulgarity
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Vulgarity
5. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Vulgarity