unlicentiousadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnlʌɪˈsɛnʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌənlaɪˈsɛnʃəs/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and licentious adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, licentious adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + licentious adj.

Not licentious.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [adjective]

goodeOE

dowingc1175

well-theweda1200

thewful?c1225

goodfulc1275

flourisheda1375

virtuousc1390

honesta1393

fine?a1400

theweda1400

well-manneredc1400

well-conditioneda1425

moralc1443

mannerlya1500

virtuala1500

graceful1611

well-moralized1624

well-principled1635

morate1652

unlicentious1737

respectable1750

nice1799

1737 ‘Philoveritas’ Ess. on Relig. (ed. 2) 11 That call'd licencious, is illicencious, or unlicencious thinking, and is not Free-thinking.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 286 The exercise of sober unlicentious freedom of thought.

1808 W. Scott Life Dryden in Dryden's Wks. I. 511 With these free yet unlicentious principles, Dryden brought to the task of translation a competent knowledge of the language of the originals.

1848 Standard 28 Mar. The antagonist principles of order and duty, religion and loyalty, faith and morality, true patriotism and unlicentious liberty.

1975 B. Reynolds in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso 48 Ariosto's descriptions of female beauty are for the most part unlicentious, having the remote voluptuousness of painting or sculpture.

2012 P. B. Ray Committed Carpenter xii. 69 People..must be totally honest, unlicentious, unaggressive and generous to the utmost.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlicentious
释义	unlicentiousadj. Brit. /ˌʌnlʌɪˈsɛnʃəs/, U.S. /ˌənlaɪˈsɛnʃəs/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and licentious adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, licentious adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + licentious adj. Not licentious. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adjective] goodeOE dowingc1175 well-theweda1200 thewful?c1225 goodfulc1275 flourisheda1375 virtuousc1390 honesta1393 fine?a1400 theweda1400 well-manneredc1400 well-conditioneda1425 moralc1443 mannerlya1500 virtuala1500 graceful1611 well-moralized1624 well-principled1635 morate1652 unlicentious1737 respectable1750 nice1799 1737 ‘Philoveritas’ Ess. on Relig. (ed. 2) 11 That call'd licencious, is illicencious, or unlicencious thinking, and is not Free-thinking. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 286 The exercise of sober unlicentious freedom of thought. 1808 W. Scott Life Dryden in Dryden's Wks. I. 511 With these free yet unlicentious principles, Dryden brought to the task of translation a competent knowledge of the language of the originals. 1848 Standard 28 Mar. The antagonist principles of order and duty, religion and loyalty, faith and morality, true patriotism and unlicentious liberty. 1975 B. Reynolds in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso 48 Ariosto's descriptions of female beauty are for the most part unlicentious, having the remote voluptuousness of painting or sculpture. 2012 P. B. Ray Committed Carpenter xii. 69 People..must be totally honest, unlicentious, unaggressive and generous to the utmost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1737
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