lewdness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- lo͞od'nəs
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈluːdnəs/
Etymology
From Middle English lewednesse, equivalent to lewd + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.
Sir, Lord Hailes has forgot. There is nothing in Pryor that will excite to lewdness.
1816 [1777], James Boswell, quoting Samuel Johnson, The life of Samuel Johnson […] , volume 3, T. Cadell and W. Davies, pages 210–211:Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdnesse of thy youth, in bruising thy teates by the Egyptians, for the paps of thy youth.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 23:21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lewdnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
cs obscénnost (promiscuity) · cs oplzlost (promiscuity) · cs lascivnost (promiscuity) · mi tīwekatanga (promiscuity) · he זִמָּה (promiscuity) · sv oanständighet (promiscuity) · ru распу́тность (promiscuity) · ota زنا (promiscuity) · ru по́хоть (promiscuity) · nl obsceniteit (promiscuity) · nl ontucht (promiscuity) · ru похотли́вость (promiscuity) · got 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹 (promiscuity) · de Anzüglichkeit (promiscuity) · ar شَبَق (promiscuity) · sw uasherati (promiscuity)