profanity/prəˈfænɪti/EtymologyBorrowed from Latin profānitās. By surface analysis, profane + -ity.nounThe quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.“The overwhelming power of his imagination led him to contemplate acts of impiety and profanity, and to a vivid realisation of the dangers these involved.”Obscene, lewd or abusive language.“He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.”