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Webster 1913 Edition
Vulgar
Vul′gar
,Adj.
[L.
vulgaris
, from vulgus
the multitude, the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. F. vulgaire
. Cf. Divulge
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.
“As common as any the most vulgar thing to sense. ” Shak.
Things
vulgar
, and well-weighed, scarce worth the praise. Milton.
It might be more useful to the English reader . . . to write in our
vulgar
language. Bp. Fell.
The mechanical process of multiplying books had brought the New Testament in the
vulgar
tongue within the reach of every class. Bancroft.
2.
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.
“Like the vulgar sort of market men.” Shak.
Men who have passed all their time in low and
vulgar
life. Addison.
In reading an account of a battle, we follow the hero with our whole attention, but seldom reflect on the
vulgar
heaps of slaughter. Rambler.
3.
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 mannersBe thou familiar, but by no means
vulgar
. Shakespeare
Vul′gar
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
vulgaire
.] 1.
One of the common people; a vulgar person.
[Obs.]
These vile
vulgars
are extremely proud. Chapman.
2.
The vernacular, or common language.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Vulgar
VULGAR
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the common unlettered people; as vulgar life.2.
Used or practiced by common people; as vulgar sports.3.
Vernacular; national.It might be more useful to the English reader, to write in our vulgar language.
4.
Common; used by all classes of people; as the vulgar version of the scriptures.5.
Public; as vulgar report.6.
Mean; rustic; rude; low; unrefined; as vulgar ninds; vulgar manners.7.
Consisting of common persons.In reading an account of a battle, we follow the hero with our whole attention, but seldom reflect on the vulgar heaps of slaughter.
Vulgar fractions, in arithmetic, fractions expressed by a numerator and denominator; thus 2/5.
VULGAR
,Noun.
The vulgar imagine the pretender to have been a child imposed on the nation.
Definition 2024
vulgär
vulgär
German
Adjective
vulgär (comparative vulgärer, superlative am vulgärsten)
Declension
Positive forms of vulgär
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist vulgär | sie ist vulgär | es ist vulgär | sie sind vulgär | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | vulgärer | vulgäre | vulgäres | vulgäre |
| genitive | vulgären | vulgärer | vulgären | vulgärer | |
| dative | vulgärem | vulgärer | vulgärem | vulgären | |
| accusative | vulgären | vulgäre | vulgäres | vulgäre | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der vulgäre | die vulgäre | das vulgäre | die vulgären |
| genitive | des vulgären | der vulgären | des vulgären | der vulgären | |
| dative | dem vulgären | der vulgären | dem vulgären | den vulgären | |
| accusative | den vulgären | die vulgäre | das vulgäre | die vulgären | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein vulgärer | eine vulgäre | ein vulgäres | (keine) vulgären |
| genitive | eines vulgären | einer vulgären | eines vulgären | (keiner) vulgären | |
| dative | einem vulgären | einer vulgären | einem vulgären | (keinen) vulgären | |
| accusative | einen vulgären | eine vulgäre | ein vulgäres | (keine) vulgären | |
Comparative forms of vulgär
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist vulgärer | sie ist vulgärer | es ist vulgärer | sie sind vulgärer | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | vulgärerer | vulgärere | vulgäreres | vulgärere |
| genitive | vulgäreren | vulgärerer | vulgäreren | vulgärerer | |
| dative | vulgärerem | vulgärerer | vulgärerem | vulgäreren | |
| accusative | vulgäreren | vulgärere | vulgäreres | vulgärere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der vulgärere | die vulgärere | das vulgärere | die vulgäreren |
| genitive | des vulgäreren | der vulgäreren | des vulgäreren | der vulgäreren | |
| dative | dem vulgäreren | der vulgäreren | dem vulgäreren | den vulgäreren | |
| accusative | den vulgäreren | die vulgärere | das vulgärere | die vulgäreren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein vulgärerer | eine vulgärere | ein vulgäreres | (keine) vulgäreren |
| genitive | eines vulgäreren | einer vulgäreren | eines vulgäreren | (keiner) vulgäreren | |
| dative | einem vulgäreren | einer vulgäreren | einem vulgäreren | (keinen) vulgäreren | |
| accusative | einen vulgäreren | eine vulgärere | ein vulgäreres | (keine) vulgäreren | |
Superlative forms of vulgär
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am vulgärsten | sie ist am vulgärsten | es ist am vulgärsten | sie sind am vulgärsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | vulgärster | vulgärste | vulgärstes | vulgärste |
| genitive | vulgärsten | vulgärster | vulgärsten | vulgärster | |
| dative | vulgärstem | vulgärster | vulgärstem | vulgärsten | |
| accusative | vulgärsten | vulgärste | vulgärstes | vulgärste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der vulgärste | die vulgärste | das vulgärste | die vulgärsten |
| genitive | des vulgärsten | der vulgärsten | des vulgärsten | der vulgärsten | |
| dative | dem vulgärsten | der vulgärsten | dem vulgärsten | den vulgärsten | |
| accusative | den vulgärsten | die vulgärste | das vulgärste | die vulgärsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein vulgärster | eine vulgärste | ein vulgärstes | (keine) vulgärsten |
| genitive | eines vulgärsten | einer vulgärsten | eines vulgärsten | (keiner) vulgärsten | |
| dative | einem vulgärsten | einer vulgärsten | einem vulgärsten | (keinen) vulgärsten | |
| accusative | einen vulgärsten | eine vulgärste | ein vulgärstes | (keine) vulgärsten | |
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æːr
Adjective
vulgär
- vulgar (obscene)
Declension
| Inflection of vulgär | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vulgär | vulgärare | vulgärast |
| Neuter singular | vulgärt | vulgärare | vulgärast |
| Plural | vulgära | vulgärare | vulgärast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vulgäre | vulgärare | vulgäraste |
| All | vulgära | vulgärare | vulgäraste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
- vulgaritet