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licentiousness - 2 dictionary results

li⋅cen⋅tious

  [lahy-sen-shuhs]
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–adjective
1. sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
2. unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral.
3. going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules.
Origin:
1525–35; < L licentiōsus unrestrained. See license, -ous

Related forms:
li⋅cen⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
li⋅cen⋅tious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. abandoned, profligate.

Antonyms:
2. lawful.
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li·cen·tious   (lī-sěn'shəs)   
adj.  
  1. Lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct.
  2. Having no regard for accepted rules or standards.

[Latin licentiōsus, from licentia, freedom, license; see license.]
li·cen'tious·ly adv., li·cen'tious·ness n.
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