"bawdiness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bawdiness.wav Forms: bawdinesses [plural]
Etymology: From bawdy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bawdy|ness}} bawdy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bawdiness (countable and uncountable, plural bawdinesses)
  1. (uncountable) The characteristic or state of being bawdy. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: lasciviousness, wantonness
    Sense id: en-bawdiness-en-noun-Cn8MdUHn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (countable) A bawdy remark. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-bawdiness-en-noun--K9cnccv

Inflected forms

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