Dissoluteness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissoluteness \Dis"so*lute*ness\, n.
     State or quality of being dissolute; looseness of morals and
     manners; addictedness to sinful pleasures; debauchery;
     dissipation.
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           Chivalry had the vices of dissoluteness. --Bancroft.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dissoluteness
       n : indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: {incontinence},
            {self-gratification}]