Definition of vulgar Vulgar

/vʌˈlgɚ/ - [vulger] - vul•gar

We found 14 definitions of vulgar from 5 different sources.

What does vulgar mean?

WordNet

Adjective
vulgar - lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
		coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth
		unrefined (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
vulgar - of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
		common, plebeian, unwashed
		lowborn of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"
vulgar - conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
		crude, earthy, gross
		indecent offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
vulgar - being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
		common, vernacular
		informal not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"

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Wiktionary

vulgar (Adjective)
Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
vulgar (Adjective)
Having to do with ordinary, common people.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

vulgar (a.)
Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.
vulgar (a.)
Belonging or relating to the common people, as distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common life; plebeian; not select or distinguished; hence, sometimes, of little or no value.
vulgar (a.)
Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.
vulgar (n.)
One of the common people; a vulgar person.
vulgar (n.)
The vernacular, or common language.