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English
Etymology
vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas.
Pronunciation
Noun
vulgarity (countable and uncountable, plural vulgarities)
- (uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.
1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 13: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
- (countable) An offensive or obscene act or expression.
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Czech
Noun
vulgarity
- inflection of vulgarita:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural