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vulgar
English
Alternative forms
- (early modern English): vulgare
Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Latin vulg?ris, from volgus, vulgus (“mob; common folk”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl?k- (compare Welsh gwala (“plenty, sufficiency”), Ancient Greek ???? (halía, “assembly”) ????? (eilé?, “to compress”), Old Church Slavonic ?????? (velik?, “great”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?v?l.??/
- (US) enPR: v?l?g?r, IPA(key): /?v?l.??/
Adjective
vulgar (comparative more vulgar or vulgarer, superlative most vulgar or vulgarest)
- Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
- The construction worker made a vulgar suggestion to the girls walking down the street.
- (classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- The mechanical process of multiplying books had brought the New Testament in the vulgar tongue within the reach of every class.
- 1860, G. Syffarth, "A Remarkable Seal in Dr. Abbott's Museum at New York", Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, age 265
- Further, the same sacred name in other monuments precedes the vulgar name of King Takellothis, the sixth of the XXII. Dyn., as we have seen.
- 1834-1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.
- (especially taxonomy) Common, usual; of the typical kind.
- the vulgar bush brown, Bicyclus vulgaris
- 1869, Richard Francis Burton, The Highlands of the Brazil, page 85:
- A vulture (V. aura), probably the Acabiry first described by Azara, is here called […] the hunter. It resembles in form the vulgar bird, but it flies high. The head is red, and the wings are black with silver lining, like the noble Bateleur of Africa.
Synonyms
- (obscene): inappropriate, obscene, debased, uncouth, offensive, ignoble, mean, profane
- (ordinary): common, ordinary, popular
Derived terms
- (obscene): vulgarity, vulgarian
- (ordinary): vulgar fraction, vulgate, Vulgate
- vulgar fraction
- Vulgar Latin
- Vulgar Era
Translations
Noun
vulgar (plural vulgars)
- (classicism) A common, ordinary person.
- 2016, Evan Gottlieb, Juliet Shields, Representing Place in British Literature and Culture, 1660-1830
- Popular antiquarian writings […] frequently focused on the regional vulgars' superstitious beliefs regarding the dead and their ongoing presence—such as popular funeral rites or the vulgars' fear of church yards.
- 2016, Evan Gottlieb, Juliet Shields, Representing Place in British Literature and Culture, 1660-1830
- (collective) The common people.
- The vernacular tongue or common language of a country.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin vulg?ris.
Adjective
vulgar (masculine and feminine plural vulgars)
- vulgar
Derived terms
- vulgarment
Related terms
- vulgaritat
Further reading
- “vulgar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin vulg?ris.
Adjective
vulgar m or f (plural vulgares)
- common to the people, vulgar
- ordinary, undistinguished
- popular, commonly understood, as opposed to scientific or technical
- simple, unintelligent
Synonyms
- (ordinary): prosaico
- (popular): común, popular
Antonyms
- (popular): científico, técnico
Related terms
- vulgaridade
- vulgarismo
- vulgo
Further reading
- “vulgar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin vulg?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vu?.??a?/
- Hyphenation: vul?gar
Adjective
vulgar (plural vulgares, comparable)
- common to the people, vulgar
- ordinary, undistinguished
- Synonym: prosaico
- popular, commonly understood, as opposed to scientific or technical
- Synonyms: comum, popular
- simple, unintelligent
Antonyms
- (popular): científico, técnico
Related terms
- vulgaridade
- vulgarismo
- vulgo
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French vulgaire, Latin vulgaris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vul??ar/
Adjective
vulgar m or n (feminine singular vulgar?, masculine plural vulgari, feminine and neuter plural vulgare)
- vulgar
Declension
Synonyms
- grosolan
- ordinar
- comun
Related terms
- vulg
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vulg?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bul??a?/, [bul???a?]
Adjective
vulgar (plural vulgares)
- vulgar
Derived terms
Related terms
- vulgo
- vulgaridad
Further reading
- “vulgar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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mutual
English
Alternative forms
- mut. (abbreviation)
- mutuall (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French mutuel, from Latin m?tuus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?mju?t??u?l/
Adjective
mutual (comparative more mutual, superlative most mutual)
- Having the same relationship, each to each other.
- Collective, done or held in common.
- Reciprocal.
- Possessed in common.
- 1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808 (page 216)
- On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]
- 1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808 (page 216)
- (Relating to a company, insurance or financial institution) Owned by the members.
Synonyms
- (done or held in common): mutual, shared; see also Thesaurus:joint
- (reciprocal): reciprocative; see also Thesaurus:reciprocal
Translations
Noun
mutual (plural mutuals)
- A mutual fund.
- (business, finance, insurance) A mutual organization.
- (Internet) Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.
Translations
Anagrams
- umlaut
Romanian
Etymology
From French mutuel
Adjective
mutual m or n (feminine singular mutual?, masculine plural mutuali, feminine and neuter plural mutuale)
- reciprocal
Declension
Related terms
- mutualism
- mutualitate
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu?twal/, [mu?t?wal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: mu?tual
Adjective
mutual (plural mutuales)
- mutual
- Synonym: mutuo
Derived terms
- mutualidad
Further reading
- “mutual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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