Vulgarness

[vuhl-ger]

adjective

characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.

indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture.

crude; coarse; unrefined: a vulgar peasant.

of, pertaining to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society: the vulgar masses.

current; popular; common: a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs.

spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular: vulgar tongue.

lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm; banal; ordinary: a vulgar painting.

noun

Archaic. the common people.

Obsolete. the vernacular.

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Vulgarness is always a great word to know.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vulgāris, equivalent to vulg(us) the general public + -āris -ar¹

Related forms

vul·gar·ly, adverb

vul·gar·ness, noun

un·vul·gar, adjective

un·vul·gar·ly, adverb

un·vul·gar·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. unrefined, inelegant, low, coarse, ribald. See common. 3. boorish, rude. 6. colloquial.

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