lewdness

noun

lewd·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being lewd

Word History

Etymology

Middle English lewednesse ignorance, wickedness, from lewed, lewede + -nesse -ness

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Rhymes for lewdness

• crudeness
• rudeness
• shrewdness