Definitions for PROFANITY
prəˈfæn ɪ ti, proʊ-pro·fan·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. profanitynoun

   vulgar or irreverent speech or action

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1. profanitynoun

   The quality of being profane.

   His profanity left the entire audience in shock.

2. profanitynoun

   Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

   He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.

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1. Profanity

   Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or conversational intimacy. In many formal or polite social situations, it is considered impolite (a violation of social norms), and in some religious groups it is considered a sin. Profanity includes slurs, but there are many insults that do not use swear words. Swear words can be discussed or even sometimes used for the same purpose without causing offense or being considered impolite if they are obscured (e.g. "fuck" becomes "f***" or "the f-word") or substituted with a minced oath like "flip".

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1. profanity

   Profanity refers to obscene, vulgar, or blasphemous language, expressions, gestures or behavior that show disrespect or irreverence towards sacred things, particularly religious beliefs, or that may be considered offensive, rude or inappropriate. It can also include sexual language or references, and strong or taboo language.

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1. Profanitynoun

   the quality or state of being profane; profaneness; irreverence; esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy

2. Profanitynoun

   that which is profane; profane language or acts

3. Etymology: [L. profanitas.]

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1. Profanity

   Profanity is a subset of a language's lexicon that is considered by some to be strongly impolite or offensive. It can show a desecration or debasement of someone or something, or show strong or intense emotion. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviours that are construed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, obnoxious, foul, desecrating, or other forms.

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How to pronounce PROFANITY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PROFANITY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROFANITY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROFANITY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of PROFANITY in a Sentence

1. Piers Morgan:

   You've come on here, you've been rude and abusive, you sound unhinged. You've been using profanity and you were somebody I used to admire.

2. Mark Twain:

   Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

3. Jeb Bush:

   Unless I'm caught with a camera I didn't see, I'm not going to use profanity in public.

4. Covington Police:

   Starts screaming and using profanity at the employee, aggressively walking toward her, punching her fist into her hand.

5. Mark Twain:

   In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PROFANITY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Profanity
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profanity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PROFANITY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PROFANITY
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=PROFANITY