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vulgarism

9.1

A crude, tasteless way of acting, speaking or decorating

noun
/ˈvʌlɡərɪzəm/

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: vulgaridad

His language was filled with vulgarism, making it clear that he had no regard for decorum.

Examples

She was criticized for her vulgarism at the formal dinner, which shocked her more refined guests.
Most novelists fail in attempting to describe scenes in high life; some vulgarism escapes and shows they are not acquainted with what they describe.

Fiction book (1999)
The comedian's jokes often bordered on vulgarism, causing some audience members to cringe.

Synonyms

rudeness

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27 1.8

Lack of politeness or respect for other people

also covers tasteless expression and lack of refinement beyond impoliteness

vulgarity

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18 7.4

A lack of good taste and politeness in speech or behavior

is the same idea but expressed in a different noun form

lewdness

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Offensive

4 7.9

Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive

is broader, covering lack of taste and unrefined social behavior too

coarseness

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2 6.4

Rudeness or crude behavior that shows little politeness

is a broader label for lack of taste and poor social behavior

crudity

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1 8.1

Rude words or actions that show little respect for other people

is the same blunt quality described by the key concept

grossness

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1 5.6

A rude or crude way of acting, speaking and dressing

is used for the same idea but with a stronger disgust tone

raunch

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Offensive

1 9.7

A quality of being crude and sexually shocking

is broader, covering impolite conduct and poor manners as well

crudeness

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1 6.3

Rude, vulgar, or insensitive behaviour that upsets people

is more general, covering lack of taste and bad manners too

boorishness

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1 8.1

Rude, insensitive behavior that ignores good manners

is broader, covering tastelessness and lack of polite manners too

gaudiness

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1 7.2

Too much bright decoration on clothes or signs that looks bad

refers more generally to lack of taste beyond only flashy appearance

commonness

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7.2

Lack of good taste that seems rude or simple

is more about impolite behavior and bad manners than plain style

classlessness

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Offensive

8.1

Rude behavior or dress that shows no good taste

focuses more on unrefined conduct and speech than social class

Antonyms

politeness

26 1.3

Showing good manners and respect to other people

refinement

10 5.9

A polished, elegant way of acting that shows good taste

tastefulness

1 4.5

A sense of good style in clothes, design, or manners

How Refined

refinement

10 5.9

decency

155 3.0

vulgarism

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9.1

crudeness

1 4.9

Surface Forms

vulgarism singular

vulgarisms plural

Morphology

vulgarism = vulgar (semi-transparent) = vulgar + ism

Although formed from 'vulgar' + '-ism', the abstract meaning 'the quality or state of being vulgar' is less common and may be confused with related nouns like 'vulgarity'.

Etymology

Vulgarism can also mean the quality of being crude or without good taste, and it comes from Latin vulgaris 'common', like the English word vulgar. That's why a vulgarism suggests behaviour or style that seems 'common' and therefore 'lacking taste' to more refined people.