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I'm from New York, I make kind of somewhat maybe lewd, at times - maybe some would say dirty - jokes. But in jest.
Sarah Michelle Gellar

Meaning of "lewd" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEWD

From Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEWD

lewd  [luːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEWD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lewd is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LEWD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lewd in the English dictionary

The first definition of lewd in the dictionary is characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene. Other definition of lewd is wicked. Lewd is also ignorant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEWD


altitude
ˈæltɪˌtjuːd
attitude
ˈætɪˌtjuːd
conclude
kənˈkluːd
continued
kənˈtɪnjuːd
crude
kruːd
dude
duːd
exclude
ɪkˈskluːd
fast-food
fɑːst fuːd
food
fuːd
include
ɪnˈkluːd
latitude
ˈlætɪˌtjuːd
longitude
ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd
magnitude
ˈmæɡnɪˌtjuːd
mood
muːd
nude
njuːd
oud
uːd
rude
ruːd
seafood
ˈsiːˌfuːd
valued
ˈvæljuːd
you´d
juːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEWD

levorotary
levulin
levulose
levy
levy en masse
lew
lewdly
lewdness
lewdster
Lewes
lewis
Lewis acid
Lewis and Harris
Lewis base
Lewis gun
Lewis with Harris
Lewisham
lewisia
lewisite
lewisson

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEWD

bawd
becrowd
capacity crowd
crowd
dawd
dowd
follow the crowd
fwd
Gawd
in-crowd
outcrowd
overcrowd
overlewd
rent-a-crowd
rwd
showd
shrewd
shrowd
the crowd
wd

Synonyms and antonyms of lewd in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEWD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lewd» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lewd

Translation of «lewd» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEWD

Find out the translation of lewd to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lewd from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lewd» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淫荡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lasciva
570 millions of speakers

English

lewd
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भद्दा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فاسقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непристойных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lascivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লুচ্চা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obscène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lucah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unanständig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

みだらな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음란 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lewd
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đê tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழ்த்தரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iffetsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lascivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprośne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непристойних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indecent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άσεμνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontugtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otrevliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utuktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lewd

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEWD»

The term «lewd» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.155 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEWD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lewd

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2 QUOTES WITH «LEWD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lewd.
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Matt Drudge
I want one place I can go that is not going to be lewd, and I'm not sure there is anything left.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
I'm from New York, I make kind of somewhat maybe lewd, at times - maybe some would say dirty - jokes. But in jest.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEWD»

Discover the use of lewd in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lewd and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mighty Lewd Books: The Development of Pornography in ...
Through the examination of over 500 pieces of British erotica, this book looks at sex as seen in erotic culture, religion and medicine throughout the long eighteenth-century, and provides a radical new approach to the study of sexuality.
Julie Peakman, 2012
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Lewd and Notorious: Female Transgression in the Eighteenth ...
Lewd and Notorious explores the eighteenth century's shadows, inhabited by marginal women of many kinds and degrees of contrariness.
Katharine Kittredge, 2009
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Lewd Women and Wicked Witches: A Study of the Dynamics of ...
Lewd Women and Wicked Witches concentrates on the witch-hunts of early modern England and argues convincingly that they are a historically specific example of male dominance. Relying on the social construction of sexuality in terms of ...
Marianne Hester, 2003
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The Anti-Christ's Lewd Hat: Protestants, Papists and Players ...
This is a major work of religious, social, and cultural history -- a book that redraws the intellectual map of early modern England.
Peter Lake, Michael C. Questier, 2002
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Chilling Tales: Evil I Did Dwell -- Lewd Did I Live
Edited by the maestro of macabre, Michael Kelly, Chilling Tales: Evil Did I Dwell; Lewd I Did Live will distress, delight and disturb you with stories that slowly creep under your skin and linger in your mind long after the pages have been ...
Michael Kelly, 2011
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Ill-Gotten Gains: Evasion, Blackmail, Fraud, and Kindred ...
This would mean, for instance, that if Mr. Lewd enjoys reading and rereading Lady Chatterly's Lover and Mr. Prude does not ... of how much this offends Prude, and Prude is free to avoid it, regardless of how much such prud- ishness irks Lewd.
Leo Katz, 1996
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The Idea of Justice
If, on the other hand, preferences are taken to represent people's desires (not necessarily their choices), which is perhaps more sensible in this case, then it is, of course, possible to argue that even though Prude and Lewd both desire to act in ...
Amartya Sen, 2010
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The Biblical Review and Congregational Magazine
We again differ from Dr. Henderson in the manner in which he interprets the words — ' Go and take thee a lewd woman and lewd children.' Granting that the words D^IJT which others, as Hengstenberg, render by ' children, i. e. the offspring of ...
‎1846
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Rationality and Freedom
I have discussed elsewhere (Sen 1982b, 1983) why this is no mean problem and , more importantly, why attempts at enforcing such contracts (e.g., the policeman enforcing that Prude is actually engaged in reading the book, or that Lewd is not  ...
Amartya Sen, 2004
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Limericks Storybook: Lewd Tales Told in Limerick Meter and Rhyme
The classic limerick is typically a five-line stanza that stands alone.
Robert W. Birch, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEWD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lewd is used in the context of the following news items.
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Indictment: Man committed lewd acts in front of children
WALL >> A man accused of committing lewd acts in front of children has been indicted on sexual assault charges. Monmouth County ... «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
2
Lewd remark protest kills boy - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old boy was beaten to death by a group of men for protesting against a lewd comment made against a woman. «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Deliberations resume in lewd case on Monday - Bonner County …
Johnson, 34, was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor last year. By the time the case was handed ... «Bonner County Daily Bee, Jul 15»
4
Man accused of lewd conduct, enticement - Idaho State Journal
CHUBBUCK — Chubbuck police arrested a 28-year-old man and charged him with lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 16 and ... «Idaho State Journal, Jul 15»
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Modesto couple accused of lewd acts with a child | Modesto News …
(KCRA) —A Modesto couple was arrested on charges of lewd acts with a child, police said Friday. Related. 5 people found dead in Modesto ... «KCRA Sacramento, Jul 15»
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Mariposa man arrested for contacting teen for 'lewd behavior …
A 25-year-old Mariposa man was arrested this week on suspicion of sending lewd photographs and arranging to meet a teenage girl for sexual ... «Merced Sun-Star, Jul 15»
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HIGHLAND: Police seeking man who snapped lewd photos in market
Police detectives are looking for a man who took photographs of women while they were bending over to remove items from the shelves of a ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
8
Wife of man charged with lewd and lascivious battery wants answers
The Jacksonville Sun Times told you about 53-year-old Tony Belafonte Nealy, who was charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a boy and ... «Jacksonville Sun Times, Jul 15»
9
Ardmore man arrested, accused of lewd acts with a child, plannin
Hodges was booked into the Canadian County Jail on two counts of lewd acts with a child. He remains in custody on a $100,000 bond. «KOKH FOX25, Jul 15»
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Oklahoma man arrested after teen's mother allegedly finds lewd
Police in Idaho contacted Oklahoma authorities after learning that 22-year-old Daniel Ray Garner had allegedly exchanged lewd photographs ... «kfor.com, Jul 15»

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