lewdness

American  

[lood-nis] / ˈlud nɪs /

noun

1. indecency or obscenity; vulgar sexual character or behavior.

   The strip club has been shut down repeatedly for lewdness and public sexual acts.

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Etymology

Origin of lewdness

lewd ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

In total, Yelp said, it removed 26,500 business reviews last year that violated its rules about hate speech, threats or lewdness, an overall increase of 1,300 over the year before.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

When school staff alerted the cops of the human feces they had been finding, they set up surveillance and were able to catch Tramaglini, who they charged with lewdness, littering, and defecating in public.

From Golf Digest • May 3, 2018

When the jury reached a verdict, it acquitted the defendant of assault, attempted murder and the underlying lewdness allegation; he was convicted only of a gun-possession charge.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2016

Afghan Star, a version of Pop Idol, is the most popular show on television in Afghanistan, but it's been condemned by the Taliban for its "lewdness" and "immorality".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2016

Little devil, if you please: Your lease is out, good master conjurer, and I am come to fetch your soul and body; not an hour of lewdness longer in this world for you.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir