lues

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UK/ˈluːiːz/

noun

A plague or disease.

Similar
lues venereasyphilissyphpox
OriginLatin lues →
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Meanings

lues1

nounlues (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountablemedicineA plague or disease.
    1. datedspecificallyuncountableusuallymedicineSyphilis.

      There seemed to be no history of lues or any other family illness in the background.

      1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1031
      1 more example

      And which in ravage the more loathsome evil is— / Their real lues, or our pseudo-syphilis?

      1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto I, (please specify the stanza number)

      Synonyms: lues venerea

lues2

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of lue

Lues3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Lue

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSyphilis.

Similar
lues venerea

More synonyms by meaning

nouna common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

Similar
syphilissyphpoxlues venerea
Broader
venereal diseaseVDvenereal infection
Also see
lues venereapoxsyphilis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

lues · noun

  1. Latinlues“plague”
  2. Englishlues

From Latin lues (“plague”).

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lues · verb

See lue.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SuleLuseslue
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APA

lues. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lues

MLA

“lues.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lues. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lues,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lues.

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