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dissoluteness

[dis-uh-loot] Origin

dis·so·lute

[dis-uh-loot]
adjective
indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dissolūtus (past participle of dissolvere to dissolve). See dis-1, solute

dis·so·lute·ly, adverb
dis·so·lute·ness, noun
un·dis·so·lute, adjective

desolate, dissolute (see synonym note at desolate).


corrupt, loose, debauched, wanton, abandoned.

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dissolute (ˈdɪsəˌluːt)
 
adj
given to dissipation; debauched
 
[C14: from Latin dissolūtus loose, from dissolvere to dissolve]
 
'dissolutely
 
adv
 
'dissoluteness
 
n

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dissolute
late 14c., from L. dissolutus, pp. of dissolvere "loosen up" (see dissolve). Intermediate sense of "lax" led to modern meaning of "unrestrained in morals" (1510s).
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