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

"There was never any lewdness or disrespect or weirdness that you're trying to imply," De Niro said, before looking at her and exclaiming: "Shame on you, Chase Robinson!"

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

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

He has pleaded not guilty to 17 felonies, also including lewdness and conspiracy to destroy evidence.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2016

Erasmus does not hold with the easy social theory, still quite current in the literature of his time, which casts upon women all the blame of adultery and lewdness.

From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan