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vulgarian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /vʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /vʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ən/
  • rhymes with -æɹiən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the characteristics of a vulgarian, vulgar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person

Narrower terms: ribald, slob, sloven, pig, slovenly person

History

Etymology

From vulgar + -ian. Compare Late Latin vulgārius, Latin vulgāris.

Across languages

Translations

68 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: vulgar — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Armenian: գռեհիկ (gṙehik) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Armenian: ռամկաբարո (ṙamkabaro) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Belarusian: вульга́рны (vulʹhárny) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Finnish: rahvaanomainen — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Greek: χυδαίος (chydaíos) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Japanese: 俗物の (zokubutsu no) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Korean: 속물의 (songmurui) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Portuguese: vulgar — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Russian: вульга́рный (vulʹgárnyj) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Spanish: vulgariano — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Swedish: vulgär — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Ukrainian: вульга́рний (vulʹhárnyj) — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Vietnamese: người thường — having the characteristics of a vulgarian
  • Albanian: njeri vulgar — vulgar individual
  • Armenian: գռեհիկ մարդ (gṙehik mard) — vulgar individual
  • Armenian: անտաշ մարդ (antaš mard) — vulgar individual
  • Armenian: ռամիկ (ṙamik) — vulgar individual
  • Armenian: չոբան (čʻoban) — vulgar individual
  • Armenian: խուժան (xužan) — vulgar individual
  • Belarusian: вульга́рны (vulʹhárny) — vulgar individual
  • Bulgarian: простак (prostak) — vulgar individual
  • Bulgarian: парвеню (parvenju) — vulgar individual
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俗物 (súwù) — vulgar individual
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俗人 (súrén) — vulgar individual
  • Czech: plebejec — vulgar individual
  • Dutch: proleet — vulgar individual
  • Finnish: juntti — vulgar individual
  • Galician: vulgar — vulgar individual
  • Georgian: ვულგარული ადამიანი (vulgaruli adamiani) — vulgar individual
  • Georgian: უხეში (uxeši) — vulgar individual
  • Georgian: უკმეხი (uḳmexi) — vulgar individual
  • Georgian: მდაბიო (mdabio) — vulgar individual
  • German: Pöbel — vulgar individual
  • German: Plebejer — vulgar individual
  • Greek: αγροίκος νεόπλουτος (agroíkos neóploutos) — vulgar individual
  • Hindi: नौबढ़ (naubaṛh) — vulgar individual
  • Hungarian: átlagember — vulgar individual
  • Hungarian: közönséges ember — vulgar individual
  • Indonesian: orang yg bertingkah laku kasar — vulgar individual
  • Italian: individuo volgare — vulgar individual
  • Japanese: 俗物 (zokubutsu) — vulgar individual
  • Korean: 속물 (songmul) — vulgar individual
  • Latvian: vulgārs cilvēks — vulgar individual
  • Latvian: iznirelis — vulgar individual
  • Lithuanian: pragurbėlis — vulgar individual
  • Lithuanian: iškilėlis — vulgar individual
  • Lithuanian: vulgarus žmogus — vulgar individual
  • Macedonian: простак (prostak) — vulgar individual
  • Persian: ادم عامی و پست — vulgar individual
  • Persian: ادم عوام — vulgar individual
  • Polish: parweniusz — vulgar individual
  • Portuguese: indivíduo/pessoa vulgar — vulgar individual
  • Russian: хам (xam) — vulgar individual
  • Russian: ха́мка (xámka) — vulgar individual
  • Russian: грубия́н (grubiján) — vulgar individual
  • Russian: грубия́нка (grubijánka) — vulgar individual
  • Russian: парвеню́ (parvenjú) — vulgar individual
  • Russian: вы́скочка (výskočka) — vulgar individual
  • Serbo-Croatian: prostak — vulgar individual
  • Slovak: zbohatlík — vulgar individual
  • Spanish: vulgar — vulgar individual
  • Thai: คนสามหาว (khn s̄āmh̄āw) — vulgar individual
  • Thai: คนหยาบคาย (khn h̄yābkhāy) — vulgar individual
  • Thai: คนต่ําช้า (khn t̀ảcĥā) — vulgar individual
  • Turkish: görgüsüz kimse — vulgar individual
  • Turkish: sonradan görme — vulgar individual
  • Vietnamese: người tầm thường — vulgar individual