Definition of PROFANITY

profanity

Plural: profanities

Noun

  • vulgar or irreverent speech or action
  • The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
  • Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

Examples

  • He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin profānitās. By surface analysis, profane + -ity.

Scrabble Score: 17

profanity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
profanity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
profanity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

profanity: valid Words With Friends Word