Licentiousness

2 definitions found

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

  Licentious \Li*cen"tious\ (-sh[u^]s), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F.
     licencieux. See {License}.]
     1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive;
        abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious
        press.
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              A wit that no licentious pertness knows. --Savage.
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     2. Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral;
        dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a
        licentious life. "Licentious wickedness." --Shak.
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     Syn: Unrestrained; uncurbed; uncontrolled; unruly; riotous;
          ungovernable; wanton; profligate; dissolute; lax; loose;
          sensual; impure; unchaste; lascivious; immoral.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Li*cen"tious*ly}, adv. --
          {Li*cen"tious*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  licentiousness
       n 1: the quality of being lewd and lascivious [syn: {wantonness}]
       2: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy},
           {dissipation}, {dissolution}]