lewdness
/ˈluːdnəs/
lewdness noun: the quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.
Noun
lewdness (countable and uncountable, plural lewdnesses)
- The quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.
- 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
- 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
lewdness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Arabic
lewdness in Tamil
- அம்மணம், ஆபாசம், தோதகம், வண்டத்தனம்
lewdness in Urdu
- عیاشی, نفس پرستی, رندی, شہوت پرستی
lewdness in Telugu
- lewdness
- కొంటెతనము koṇṭetanamu
lewdness in Arabic
- promiscuity
- شَبَق šabaq
Forms of lewdness
| plural | lewdnesses |
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Origin of lewdness
From Middle English lewednesse, equivalent to lewd + -ness.
Questions about lewdness
- What does lewdness mean?
- Lewdness means the quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.
- What is lewdness in Tamil?
- Lewdness in Tamil is அம்மணம், ஆபாசம், தோதகம். See Lewdness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lewdness?
- Lewdness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lewdness?
- Lewdness is pronounced /ˈluːdnəs/.
- What is the plural of lewdness?
- The plural of lewdness is lewdnesses.
Words near lewdness in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lewdness (page history and authors); lewdness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lewdness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కొంటెతనము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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