/vul gar"i tee/ , n. , pl. vulgarities .
1. the state or quality of being vulgar: the vulgarity of his remark.
2. something vulgar, as an act or expression.
[ 1570-80; vulgaritas commonness, the public. See VULGAR, -ITY ]
Syn. 1. tastelessness, crudeness, grossness, indelicacy.