vulgarity C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #30553 Meanings 1 noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement The crowd's vulgarity was evident in their sartorial choices. Thesaurus Synonyms obscenitytawdriness ↔ Opposites decencyrefinement Word family Forms vulgarities Related forms vulgarvulgarize Etymology From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas. vulgaritas Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vulgarity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 30553 ## Meanings 1. the quality of lacking taste and refinement ## Examples - The crowd's vulgarity was evident in their sartorial choices. ## Synonyms - obscenity - tawdriness ## Antonyms - decency - refinement ## Related Forms - vulgar - vulgarize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vulgaritas ## Etymology From vulgar + -ity, from Latin vulgaritas. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown