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4 dictionary results for: lewdness
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
lewd       [lood] Pronunciation Key
–adjective -er, -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, esp. of a person.
c.bad, worthless, or poor, esp. of a thing.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME leud, lewed, OE lǣwede lay, unlearned]

lewdly, adverb
lewdness, noun
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lewd       (lōōd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   lewd·er, lewd·est
    1. Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
    2. Obscene; indecent.
  1. Obsolete Wicked.


[Middle English leued, unlearned, lay, lascivious, from Old English lǣwede, ignorant, lay.]

lewd'ly adv., lewd'ness n.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
lewdness

noun
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: obscenity

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Lewdness

(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).

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