lewdness
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adjective, lewd·er, lewd·est.
1.
inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
2.
obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
3.
Obsolete.
a.
low, ignorant, or vulgar.
b.
base, vile, or wicked, especially of a person.
c.
bad, worthless, or poor, especially of a thing.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English lǣwede lay, unlearned
before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English lǣwede lay, unlearned
Related forms
lewd·ly, adverb
lewd·ness, noun
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World English Dictionary
lewd (luːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene |
| 2. | obsolete |
| a. wicked | |
| b. ignorant | |
| [C14: from Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant; see | |
| 'lewdly | |
| —adv | |
| 'lewdness | |
| —n | |
| lewd (luːd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene |
| 2. | obsolete |
| a. wicked | |
| b. ignorant | |
| [C14: from Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant; see | |
| 'lewdly | |
| —adv | |
| 'lewdness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
lewd
O.E. læwede "nonclerical," of uncertain origin but probably ult. from V.L. *laigo-, from L. laicus (see lay (adj.)). Sense of "unlettered, uneducated" (early 13c.) descended to "coarse, vile, lustful" by late 14c.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Lewdness definition
(Acts 18:14), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern sense of the word. The word "lewd" is from the Saxon, and means properly "ignorant," "unlearned," and hence low, vicious (Acts 17:5).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
The defendant, thirty-one years of age at the time of trial, was first convicted of open and gross lewdness at the age of sixteen.
Individuals convicted of lewdness, at whatever level, fall squarely within this category.
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