'Profanity' definitions:
Definition of 'profanity'
(from WordNet)
noun
Vulgar or irreverent speech or action
Definition of 'Profanity'
From: GCIDE
- Profanity \Pro*fan"i*ty\, n. [L. profanitas.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality or state of being profane; profaneness; irreverence; esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is profane; profane language or acts. [1913 Webster]
- The brisk interchange of profanity and folly. --Buckminster. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'profanity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bad language,
- billingsgate,
- blasphemousness,
- blasphemy,
- blue language,
- colorful language,
- cursing,
- cussing,
- desecration,
- dirty language,
- dirty talk,
- dysphemism,
- evil speaking,
- execration,
- filth,
- filthy language,
- foul language,
- impiety,
- imprecation,
- obscenity,
- profanation,
- profane swearing,
- profaneness,
- reprobation,
- ribaldry,
- sacrilege,
- sacrilegiousness,
- scatology,
- strong language,
- swearing,
- unblessedness,
- unhallowedness,
- unholiness,
- unparliamentary language,
- unregenerateness,
- unrepeatable expressions,
- unsacredness,
- unsanctitude,
- unsanctity,
- vile language,
- vulgar language