vulgar C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈvʌlɡɚ/ UK /ˈvʌlɡə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking refinement or good taste; coarse He told a vulgar joke that embarrassed the dinner guests. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking refinement or good... coarsecrudeuncouthtastelesscommonboorishindecentribald ↔ Opposites refinedgenteeltastefulpolished Word family Forms vulgarly Derived forms vulgarityvulgarizevulgarlyvulgarism Related forms vulgatedivulgevulgus Common collocations essentially vulgar Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From Latin vulgaris ('of the common people, ordinary'), from vulgus ('the common people, crowd'). vulgaris Latin vulgus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vulgar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvʌlɡɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvʌlɡə/ ## Meanings 1. lacking refinement or good taste; coarse ## Examples - He told a vulgar joke that embarrassed the dinner guests. ## Synonyms - coarse - crude - uncouth - tasteless - common - boorish - indecent - ribald ## Antonyms - refined - genteel - tasteful - polished ## Derived Forms - vulgarity - vulgarize - vulgarly - vulgarism ## Related Forms - vulgate - divulge - vulgus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vulgaris - Root: vulgus ## Etymology From Latin vulgaris ('of the common people, ordinary'), from vulgus ('the common people, crowd'). ## AI Etymology Vulgar comes from Latin vulgaris ('of the common people, ordinary'), from vulgus ('the common people, crowd'). The historical trail runs through Latin vulgaris and Latin vulgus. In modern use it means lacking refinement or good taste; coarse. Derived formations include vulgarity, vulgarize, vulgarly, vulgarism; related forms include vulgate, divulge, vulgus. ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown