lewd

Other forms of lewd

comparative

lewder·

superlative

lewdest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lewd

What does lewd mean?

lewd means "suggestive of or tending to moral looseness". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lewd?

lewd has 1 syllable: lewd. In IPA it is /ˈlud/.

What is another word for lewd?

Close synonyms include obscene, raunchy, salacious, lascivious, libidinous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lewd a common word?

lewd is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lewd?

6 words rhyme with lewd. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.