profanity vs cuss
cuss vs profanityprofanity and cuss both are nouns.
profanity is not a verb while cuss is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| profanity | Yes | No | No | No |
| cuss | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
cuss is a hyponym of
profanity; that is, cuss is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
profanity:
- profanity: vulgar or irreverent speech or action
- cuss: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
| profanity (noun) | cuss (noun) |
|---|---|
| vulgar or irreverent speech or action | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
| a persistently annoying person | |
| a boy or man |
| profanity (verb) | cuss (verb) |
|---|---|
| utter obscenities or profanities |
Words related to "profanity"
Words related to "cuss"
- blaspheme
- blighter
- bloke
- chap
- curse
- curse word
- depreciation
- derogation
- disparagement
- dog
- expletive
- express
- fella
- feller
- fellow
- gadfly
- gent
- give tongue to
- imprecate
- lad
- male
- male person
- nudnick
- nudnik
- oath
- persecutor
- pest
- pesterer
- profanity
- swear
- swearing
- swearword
- tormenter
- tormentor
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
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