"profanity" meaning in Anglais

See profanity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.ti\, \pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.ti\, \pɹə.ˈfæn.ɪ.ti\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-VCcortex-profanity.wav Forms: profanities [plural], prophanity [obsolete]
  1. Langage grossier. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: fr-profanity-en-noun-hHcEr8ig Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Noms indénombrables en anglais
  2. Qualité de ce qui est profane ; impiété. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: fr-profanity-en-noun-Xdo-layN Categories (other): Noms indénombrables en anglais
  3. Insanité, gros mot. Tags: countable
    Sense id: fr-profanity-en-noun-XPrIF1vX Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Noms dénombrables en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cursing, swearing Related terms: profane

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en latin",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du latin profanitas."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "profanities",
      "ipas": [
        "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.tiz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prophanity",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Hypercorrect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Dans le sens de impiété, on parle de the sacred and the profane. Le dicton a le sens de « Ce qui n’est pas sacré est laïque. »"
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "profane"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Noms indénombrables en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His profanity left the entire audience in shock.",
          "translation": "Son langage grossier laissa le public entier en état de choc."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Langage grossier."
      ],
      "id": "fr-profanity-en-noun-hHcEr8ig",
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Noms indénombrables en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Qualité de ce qui est profane ; impiété."
      ],
      "id": "fr-profanity-en-noun-Xdo-layN",
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Noms dénombrables en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.",
          "translation": "Il courait dans un sens puis dans l’autre dans la rue en criant des insanités comme un fou."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Insanité, gros mot."
      ],
      "id": "fr-profanity-en-noun-XPrIF1vX",
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.ti\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.ti\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ɪ.ti\\"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-VCcortex-profanity.wav",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Californie (États-Unis)"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cursing"
    },
    {
      "word": "swearing"
    }
  ],
  "word": "profanity"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en latin",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du latin profanitas."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "profanities",
      "ipas": [
        "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.tiz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prophanity",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Hypercorrect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Dans le sens de impiété, on parle de the sacred and the profane. Le dicton a le sens de « Ce qui n’est pas sacré est laïque. »"
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "profane"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Noms indénombrables en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His profanity left the entire audience in shock.",
          "translation": "Son langage grossier laissa le public entier en état de choc."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Langage grossier."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Noms indénombrables en anglais"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Qualité de ce qui est profane ; impiété."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Noms dénombrables en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.",
          "translation": "Il courait dans un sens puis dans l’autre dans la rue en criant des insanités comme un fou."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Insanité, gros mot."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.ti\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ə.ti\\"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\pɹə.ˈfæn.ɪ.ti\\"
    },
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        "Californie (États-Unis)"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cursing"
    },
    {
      "word": "swearing"
    }
  ],
  "word": "profanity"
}

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