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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
pro·fan·i·ty    Audio Help   [pruh-fan-i-tee, proh-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1.the quality of being profane; irreverence.
2.profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance.
3.obscenity (defs. 2, 3).
[Origin: 1600–10; < LL profānitās. See profane, -ity]

—Synonyms 1, 2. blasphemy, sacrilege. 2. swearing, malediction; curse.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  profanity
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  curse, cuss, expletive, oath, obscenity, swear
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  obscenity
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The quality or state of being obscene.
Synonyms:  bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grossness, lewdness, profaneness, scurrility, scurrilousness, smuttiness, vulgarity, vulgarness
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  obscenity
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something that is offensive to accepted standards of decency.
Synonyms:  bawdry, dirt, filth, ribaldry, scatology, smut, vulgarity
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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