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

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

It is certainly true that McEnroe and Connors, along with Ilie Nastase, set standards for lewdness and irascibility that no one since has come close to equaling.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016

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

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2016

Secondly, why should words repeated only to expose the vice, taint the reader more than a sermon preached against lewdness should the assembly?—for of necessity it leads the hearer to the thoughts of the fact.

From An Essay Upon Projects by Defoe, Daniel