Obscenity vs Vulgarity - What's the difference?
obscenity | vulgarity |
(countable) Something that is obscene.
(countable) An act of obscene behaviour.
(countable) Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
(uncountable) The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
(uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.
(countable) An offensive or obscene act or expression.
In countable|lang=en terms the difference between obscenity and vulgarity
is that obscenity is (countable) specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word while vulgarity is (countable) an offensive or obscene act or expression.In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between obscenity and vulgarity
is that obscenity is (uncountable) the qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour while vulgarity is (uncountable) the quality of being vulgar.As nouns the difference between obscenity and vulgarity
is that obscenity is (countable) something that is obscene while vulgarity is (uncountable) the quality of being vulgar.obscenity
English
Noun
(obscenities)- Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
- Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
- Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
- The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.
