lues

[ loo-eez ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. syphilis.

lues

/ ˈluːiːz; luːˈɛtɪk /

noun

1. any venereal disease
2. a pestilence

Derived Forms

• luetic, adjective
• luˈetically, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of lues¹

1625–35; < New Latin, special use of Latin luēs plague, contagion

Word History and Origins

Origin of lues¹

C17: from New Latin, from Latin: calamity

Example Sentences

The Gayo Lues dam in Tampur, for example, has been approved by the committee responsible for reviewing environmental impacts, yet the project would involve flooding 4,000 hectares of the Leuser ecosystem and relocating dozens of families.

From The Guardian

The B lues were 0 of 15 from three-point range.

From Seattle Times

Lues testiculorum destrui potest substantiam testiculorum nisi morbus mature sanetur, et impotentia potest esse absoluta.

From Project Gutenberg

It is only when they have taken to bragging that the lues Napoleonica has set in.

From Project Gutenberg

Med. in the Cure of Lues Venerea, c. i., 2nd ed.,

From Project Gutenberg