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levity n. light-heartedness, lightness, frivolity, frivolousness,
flippancy, trivialization, triviality, facetiousness: Politics
is a weighty business and should not be treated with levity.
lewd adj. lascivious, salacious, lecherous, lustful, licentious,
carnal, goatish, hircine, satyric(al), ruttish, concupiscent,
libidinous, lubricious or lubricous, indecent, offensive, wild,
debauched, obscene, smutty, crude, dirty, foul, filthy, rude,
pornographic, prurient, gross, dissolute, Fescennine, bawdy,
ribald, scurrilous, raw, blue, erotic, suggestive, unchaste,
unvirtuous, Colloq randy, Slang hot, horny: He is said to have
chronicled the lewd goings-on at the Hellfire Club.
12.3 liability...
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liability n. 1 answerability, responsibility, burden, onus,
accountability: Who bears the liability for the company's
losses? 2 obligation, debt, indebtedness, arrear(s), debit:
Outstanding shares are treated as a liability of the
corporation. 3 disadvantage, drawback, hindrance, impediment,
encumbrance, snag, hitch, barrier, obstacle, obstruction,
burden, onus: Her biggest liability is her inability to read.
4 exposure, susceptibility, vulnerability: The insurer's
liability is spread amongst many underwriters.
liable adj. 1 likely, apt, prone, inclined, disposed: She is liable
to want payment for her contribution. 2 answerable,
responsible, accountable, obligated, blameable, blameworthy, Law
actionable: An owner is liable for damage done by his dog. 3
exposed, susceptible, vulnerable, open, subject: Certain kinds
of plants are more liable to disease.
liaison n. 1 connection, communication, contact, linkage, affiliation,
relationship, relations: Liaison between the ministries is
improving. 2 contact, intermediary, link, tie, medium,
go-between, agent: She acts as liaison between the heads of
research and manufacturing. 3 (love) affair, amour,
relationship, affaire d'amour, affaire de coeur, intrigue,
romance, entanglement, flirtation: David's wife soon found out
about his liaison with the girl in the typing pool.