The difference between Adult and Lewd

When used as adjectives, adult means fully grown, whereas lewd means lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.

Adult is also noun with the meaning: a fully grown human or animal.

Adult is also verb with the meaning: to (cause to) be or become an adult.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adult and Lewd

  1. Adult as a noun:

    A fully grown human or animal.

  2. Adult as a noun:

    A person who has reached the legal age of majority.

  1. Adult as an adjective:

    Fully grown.

    Examples:

    "an adult human, animal, or plant"

  2. Adult as an adjective:

    Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children.

    Examples:

    "adult clothes"

  3. Adult as an adjective:

    Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; of, or pertaining to, pornography.

    Examples:

    "an adult movie"

    "This program contains adult content. Parental discretion is advised."

  4. Adult as an adjective:

    Vulgar or profane.

  1. Adult as a verb (nonstandard, rare):

    To (cause to) be or become an adult.

  1. Lewd as an adjective:

    Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.

  2. Lewd as an adjective (obsolete):

    Lay; not clerical.

  3. Lewd as an adjective (obsolete):

    Uneducated.

  4. Lewd as an adjective (obsolete):

    Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders.

  5. Lewd as an adjective (obsolete):

    Base, vile, reprehensible.

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