vulgarity
noun
- the quality of being common, coarse, or unrefined
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/
noun
Etymology: From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas.
- The quality of being vulgar.
“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”
- An offensive or obscene act or expression.
- A vulgar or obscene word