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profanity

How many syllables in profanity?

  4 syllables

Divide profanity into syllables:   pro-fan-i-ty
Stressed syllable in profanity:   pro-fan-i-ty
How to say profanity:

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Synonyms for profanity


1 syllable
  • curse
  • oath
2 syllables
  • foulness
  • swear word
3 syllables
  • bad language
  • sacrilege
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with profanity

    3 syllables
    • family
    • sanity
    4 syllables
    • inanity
    • urbanity
    5 syllables
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