What are some opposite words for scurrility?
Antonyms for scurrility
skəˈrɪl ɪ tiscur·ril·i·ty
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term scurrility.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
scurrility
Antonyms:
deference, eulogium, flattery, complimentSynonyms:
buffoonery, derision, scoffing, mockery, jeering, abuse
Princeton's WordNet
scurrility, billingsgatenoun
foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Synonyms:
billingsgate
How to use scurrility in a sentence?
Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.
Laughing is peculiar to man, but all men do not laugh for the same reason. There is the attic salt which springs from the charm in the words, from the flash of wit, from the spirited and brilliant sally. There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #17021 | compliment | |
| #35828 | deference | |
| #54022 | flattery |
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