lewednesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lewdenesse, lewdenes, louwedenesse, lewednes, lewdnesse, lewydnesse, lewidnes, lewenes, leudnesse, leudenes, lewdnez
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- English: lewdness
References
- “leuednes(se (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.