Plural of profanity
regular plural
The plural of profanity is profanities.
Forms of profanity
| Singular | profanity /pɹəˈfænɪti/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | profanities |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Profanities in a sentence
- He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.
- He let out a string of profanities. That acronym is a string of letters. She heard a string of applause from the audience, amid a few strings of laughter.From the entry string
- I was expecting a lunatic yelling profanities.1999, Jan Blackstone-Ford, The Custody Solutions Sourcebook, page 196. From the entry throw
- Lichorich put on a performance that antagonised the crowd, who shouted profanities as he constantly dingolayed around the ring in a bid to avoid confrontation with Ralph.2013 February 6, Kevon Felmine, “Odel retains King of the Rock title”, in Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, Port of Spain, Trinidad and…. From the entry dingolay
Meaning of profanity
- noun The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
- noun Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
Questions about the plural of profanity
- What is the plural of profanity?
- The plural of profanity is profanities.
- Is profanity countable?
- Profanity is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: profanity (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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