Definitions for profanity

profanity pro·fan·i·ty

Spelling: [pruh-fan-i-tee, proh-]
IPA: /prəˈfæn ɪ ti, proʊ-/

Profanity is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 463 anagrams from letters in profanity (afinoprty).

Definitions for profanity

noun

  1. the quality of being profane; irreverence.
  2. profane conduct or language; a profane act or utterance.
  3. obscenity (defs 2, 3).

Origin of profanity

From the Late Latin word profānitās, dating back to 1600-10. See profane, -ity

Examples for profanity

My blue-eyed friend erected himself into an obelisk of profanity.

Now it has a different meaning: to inundate someone with profanity and insults.

Bieber will push the envelope with the profanity of his times.

Jackson was also blamed for widespread censorship on the airwaves, which went all-out in banning any sort of nudity or profanity.

That we should all muster our human empathy, and create from this profanity a shared understanding of the Iraq War.

"I won't listen in silence to the profanity of that old heathen," she cried.

This video, shot May 10 by a terrified station agent and posted one month later, contains nudity and profanity.

Sometimes, perhaps, profanity seems picturesque and effective.

I rejoined with some severity, for I have never held with profanity.

profanity had never been strongly discountenanced at "Gunn's."

Word Value for profanity
Scrable

0

Words with friends

18

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