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Meaning of "profanities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFANITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFANITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profanities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROFANITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Profanity

Profanity is a subset of a language's lexicon that is generally considered in society to be strongly impolite or offensive. It can show a desecration or debasement of someone or something, or show strong or intense emotion. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviours that are construed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, obnoxious, foul, desecrating, or other forms.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFANITIES

prof
Prof.
proface
profamily
profanation
profanatory
profane
profanely
profaneness
profaner
profanity
profascist
profectitious
profeminist
profess
professed
professedly
profession
profession of faith
professional

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFANITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of profanities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROFANITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «profanities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of profanities

Translation of «profanities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFANITIES

Find out the translation of profanities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of profanities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profanities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亵渎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profanidades
570 millions of speakers

English

profanities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

profanities
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشتائم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ругательства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profanities
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Profanities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blasphèmes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejahatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schimpfwörter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冒涜
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profanities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

những lời tục tĩu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

profanities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्य भाषा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küfür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bestemmie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

profanities
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лайки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profanities
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοσιότητες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

profanities
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profanities
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profanities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFANITIES»

The term «profanities» is regularly used and occupies the 69.966 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of profanities
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «profanities».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFANITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «profanities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «profanities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about profanities

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFANITIES»

Discover the use of profanities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profanities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Satires and Profanities
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
James Thomson, 2010
2
Roberta and Other Poems
Profanities, nothing but profanities The profanities of the profane. Or the cowering Gypsy Knocked clear across the hall By Mr. Berlin, our principal, Or his sister, to us kids in awe Showed how high she could piss Against St. John's church wall.
Ricardo Quinones, 2011
3
A Sorting of the Ways: New and Selected Poems
Profanities, nothing but profanities The profanities of the profane. Or the cowering Gypsy Knocked clear across the hall By Mr. Berlin, our principal, Or his sister, to us kids in awe Showed hoW high she could piss Against St. John's church Wall.
Ricardo J. Quinones, 2011
4
Advances in Organizational Justice
Following Cahn, to define the boundaries of the sacred self, we must examine the profanities that violate it. My own research (for example, Bies & Moag, 1986, and Bies & Tripp, 1996) and that of others (for example, Mikula, 1986; Mikula et al.
Jerrold S. Greenberg, Russell Cropanzano, 2001
5
Uncovering the Codes: Fifteen Keywords in Korean Culture
Profanities. Cursing Is Chaotic Fun We Koreans curse when we complain, grumbling with our backs turned. We also curse when we vent anger at someone, huffing and fuming face to face. We curse when we fight like fierce, ravenous devils, ...
Kim Yol-kyu, 김열규, 2005
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The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide ...
She was truly horrified about the possibility of shouting out profanities during a church service. So she spent lots of time trying to figure out how to prevent that from happening. She tried really hard not to think about shouting profanities during ...
John P. Forsyth, 2010
7
James Thomson (B.V.): Beyond "The City"
... Old Firm" (later titled "Story of a Famous Old Jewish Firm") first appeared in the National Reformer Christmas issue for 1865. It was republished in pamphlet form in 1876 and again in 1883, and was reprinted in Satires and Profanities.
William David Schaefer, 1965
8
Eminem The King of Hip Hop
Censored version The clean version of The Eminem Show censors all profanities , compared to his previous albums, in which the words "goddamn", "bitch", "ass", and "shit" were allowed. This album allowed no profanities, and the profanities ...
Jean-Pierre Hombach
9
Eminem
[16] Censored version The clean version of The Eminem Show censors all profanities, compared to his previous albums, in which the words "goddamn", " bitch", "ass", and "shit" were allowed. This album allowed no profanities, and the  ...
10
My Father's Testament: Memoir of a Jewish Teenager, 1938-1945
He mixed into his orders German profanities that I did not understand. "This is a concentration camp," he continued. "It is not a resort like the one you've come from. Verstanden?" (Understood?). He marched us to a barrack and commanded us ...
Edward Gastfriend, Björn Krondorfer, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFANITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profanities is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jackson apologies to fans for profanity-laden outburst; Yankees …
In a video provided by TMZ, Jackson can be heard using a stream of profanities against the autograph-seeker. According to Madden, Jackson ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
2
'Reverse Daycare' tent on Warped Tour lets parents calm – and cool …
... among hordes of teens tagging their bodies with paint, fist-pumping and roaring with energy as performers incited them with profanities. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Festival goer not impressed with accessibility; residents' group rails …
... focusing on noise created and the profanities hurled by hip-hop artists Kendrick Lamar and Run the Jewels, both of whom performed on the ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
4
Officer on leave after video shows him threatening driver
A dash camera video posted to YouTube records LeBert tell the man, "I'll put a hole right through your head," and use profanities despite the ... «WLNE-TV, Jul 15»
5
Log Bay Day 2015
Uncivil or inappropriate comments will be deleted, as will any comment containing profanities. 4) Comments critical of crime or accident victims ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
6
Official 'Deadpool' Trailer Out Soon? Spoilers, Cast, Plot & Rumors …
... to be shown on theatres which means that the profanities and gore that sprinkled the three minute Comic Con trailer has been removed. «Latinos Post, Jul 15»
7
Banana peel thrower says Chappelle insulted him at police station
... the comedian confronted him at the police station after the show, accused him of being a racist and hurled profanities at him and his mother. «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
8
Report: Men try to drive repossessed vehicle attached to tow truck
The owner also stated that the delinquent owner and his acquaintance came out of the residence yelling profanities towards him. The delinquent owner got into ... «Live 5 News, Jul 15»
9
Two men attempt removing vehicle off tow truck in Horry County
The owner also stated that the delinquent owner and his acquaintance came out of the residence yelling profanities towards him. «Live 5 News, Jul 15»
10
Rochester police log
9:39 a.m. — Profanities have been written on a Wakefield Street business's front porch. 10:35 a.m. — A woman and two men were reportedly ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Profanities [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/profanities>. Apr 2024 ».
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