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Profanity vs Cursing - What's the difference?

profanity | cursing |

Cursing is a synonym of profanity.



As nouns the difference between profanity and cursing

is that profanity is the quality of being profane while cursing is the act of one who curses.

As a verb cursing is

present participle of lang=en.

profanity

English

(wikipedia profanity)

Alternative forms

* prophanity (qualifier)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being profane.
  • (countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author= Sam Leith
    • , volume=189, issue=1, page=37, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where the profound meets the profane , passage=Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity ", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.}}

    cursing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who curses.