licentiousness
Use Licentiousness in a sentence
ʃəs 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.
Related forms
li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
li·cen·tious·ness, noun
non·li·cen·tious, adjective
non·li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
non·li·cen·tious·ness, noun
o·ver·li·cen·tious, adjective
o·ver·li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
o·ver·li·cen·tious·ness, noun
un·li·cen·tious, adjective
un·li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
un·li·cen·tious·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. abandoned, profligate.
2. abandoned, profligate.
Antonyms
2. lawful.
2. lawful.
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licentious (laɪˈsɛnʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sexually unrestrained or promiscuous |
| 2. | rare showing disregard for convention |
| [C16: from Latin licentiōsus capricious, from licentia | |
| li'centiously | |
| —adv | |
| li'centiousness | |
| —n | |
| licentious (laɪˈsɛnʃəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sexually unrestrained or promiscuous |
| 2. | rare showing disregard for convention |
| [C16: from Latin licentiōsus capricious, from licentia | |
| li'centiously | |
| —adv | |
| li'centiousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
licentious
"morally unrestrained," 1530s, from M.L. licentiosus "full of license, unrestrained," from L. licentia (see license).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Sermonizers accuse capitalism of disrupting the family and fostering licentiousness.
But some of his best chapters are devoted to the efforts to curb the general licentiousness.
For the grossest licentiousness is practised and encouraged by the officers of some of the convict camps.
And this shews the mistake of those who imagine that friendship gives a privilege to licentiousness and sin.
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