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View synonyms for licentiousness

licentiousness

[ lahy-sen-shuhs-nis ]

noun

  1. a throwing off of sexual restraint; lewd character or behavior:

    The Hays Code tried to stamp out all lust and licentiousness in American film.

  2. wanton disregard or transgression of laws, rules, or moral norms:

    Freedom entails responsibilities, or else it degenerates into licentiousness.



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Other Words From

  • non·li·cent·ious·ness noun
  • o·ver·li·cent·ious·ness noun
  • un·li·cen·tious·ness noun

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Example Sentences

They fall from their ranks and mix with them in wild licentiousness.

But the show is deeply concerned with her growing up as a proxy for American capitalism and licentiousness.

And something called “crowd licentiousness” (what some might call swinging) remains a crime on the books.

The conservative narrative would be built around some idea of liberal licentiousness or sloth or some such.

That in these dark retreats, secluded from censure, and from the knowledge of the world, they might riot in licentiousness.

Hobbes's politics are fitted only to promote tyranny, and his ethics to encourage licentiousness.

In this crude manner they turn the liberty of the spirit into wantonness and licentiousness.

In our days the increase of licentiousness is but the result of having rejected the Truth of God.

The first is the terribly prevalent and everywhere tolerated licentiousness of men.

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