lewednesse
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- lewdenesse, lewdenes, louwedenesse, lewednes, lewdnesse, lewydnesse, lewidnes, lewenes, leudnesse, leudenes, lewdnez
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lewednesse
- A deficiency or absence of knowledge; unlearnedness.
- idiocy, ridiculousness; the state of being stupid.
- ineptitude; the state of being unsuitable for a task.
- immorality, misbehaviour, rudeness.
Descendants
[edit]- English: lewdness
References
[edit]- “leuednes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.