/ Dictionary / Index V vulgar: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: vul•gar Pronunciation: (vul'gur), [key] — adj. characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation. indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture. crude; coarse; unrefined: a vulgar peasant. of, pertaining to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society: the vulgar masses. current; popular; common: a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs. spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular: vulgar tongue. lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm; banal; ordinary: a vulgar painting. —n. the common people. the vernacular. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: vulgar (Thesaurus) Vulg. vulgar fraction Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language