1. the state or quality of being vulgar: "he was seen as the embodiment of the vulgarity of the 1980s"Similartastelessnessbad tastegrossnesscrassnesslack of refinementtawdrinessflamboyanceflamboyancyostentationexcessgaudinessgarishnessshowinessflashinessbrassinesstinselkitschloudnessharshnessinformal:tackinessswankinessswankglitzinessimpolitenessill mannersbad mannersimproprietygrossnessindecorousnessuncouthnesscrudenesscoarsenessroughnesscommonnesslownessunsophisticatednesslack of refinementlack of sophisticationinformal:ignoranceOppositetastefulnessrestraintgentilitydecorum