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profanity
[ pruh-fan-i-tee, proh- ]
/ prəˈfæn ɪ ti, proʊ- /
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noun, plural pro·fan·i·ties for 2.
the quality of being profane; irreverence.
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OTHER WORDS FROM profanity
non·pro·fan·i·ty, noun, plural non·pro·fan·i·ties.sem·i·pro·fan·i·ty, noun, plural sem·i·pro·fan·i·ties.Words nearby profanity
prof, profamily, profanation, profanatory, profane, profanity, profascist, profeminist, Prof. Eng., profert, profess
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British Dictionary definitions for profanity
profanity
/ (prəˈfænɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the state or quality of being profane
vulgar or irreverent action, speech, etc
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