lewd C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /lud/ UK /luːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj crude and offensive in a sexual way He was reprimanded for making lewd remarks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · crude and offensive in a... obsceneindecentcrudesalaciousbawdylasciviousvulgar ↔ Opposites chastedecentmodestpurewholesome Word family Forms lewdness Derived forms lewdlylewdness Etymology AI details From Old English lǣwede ('lay, not in holy orders'), later shifting through 'unlearned, vulgar' to 'coarse, indecent'. Of obscure ultimate origin. lǣwede Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lewd **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /lud/ **IPA (UK):** /luːd/ ## Meanings 1. crude and offensive in a sexual way ## Examples - He was reprimanded for making lewd remarks. ## Synonyms - obscene - indecent - crude - salacious - bawdy - lascivious - vulgar ## Antonyms - chaste - decent - modest - pure - wholesome ## Derived Forms - lewdly - lewdness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lǣwede ## Etymology From Old English lǣwede ('lay, not in holy orders'), later shifting through 'unlearned, vulgar' to 'coarse, indecent'. Of obscure ultimate origin. ## AI Etymology Lewd comes from Old English lǣwede ('lay, not in holy orders'), later shifting through 'unlearned, vulgar' to 'coarse, indecent'. Of obscure ultimate origin. The etymological trail includes Old English lǣwede. As an adjective, lewd means crude and offensive in a sexual way. The same family is visible in derived forms such as lewdly and lewdness. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown