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licentious
li·cen·tious L0153000 (lī-sĕn′shəs)adj.1. Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct.2. Archaic Ignoring accepted rules or standards, as of prescriptive grammar.
[Latin licentiōsus, from licentia, freedom, license; see license.]
li·cen′tious·ly adv.li·cen′tious·ness n.licentious (laɪˈsɛnʃəs) adj1. sexually unrestrained or promiscuous2. rare showing disregard for convention[C16: from Latin licentiōsus capricious, from licentia licence] liˈcentiously adv liˈcentiousness nli•cen•tious (laɪˈsɛn ʃəs)
adj. 1. sexually unrestrained; libertine. 2. unrestrained by law or general morality; immoral. 3. going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits. [1525–35; < Latin licentiōsus unrestrained. See license, -ous] li•cen′tious•ly, adv. li•cen′tious•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | licentious - lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained; "coarse and licentious men"unchaste - not chaste; "unchaste conduct" |
licentiousadjective promiscuous, immoral, lewd, debauched, abandoned, sensual, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, wanton, profligate, impure, lascivious, lustful, dissolute, libertine, libidinous, lubricious (literary), uncurbed alarming stories of licentious behaviour
principled, moral, proper, virtuous, lawful, law-abiding, scrupulous, chastelicentiousadjectiveLacking in moral restraint:abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, profligate, rakish, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton, wild.Translationslicentious
licentious adjective A poetic (i.e., non-medical) term referring to the lack of sexual restraint or boundaries; sexually uninhibited.LegalSeeLicentiousnesslicentious
Synonyms for licentiousadj promiscuousSynonyms- promiscuous
- immoral
- lewd
- debauched
- abandoned
- sensual
- uncontrollable
- uncontrolled
- wanton
- profligate
- impure
- lascivious
- lustful
- dissolute
- libertine
- libidinous
- lubricious
- uncurbed
Antonyms- principled
- moral
- proper
- virtuous
- lawful
- law-abiding
- scrupulous
- chaste
Synonyms for licentiousadj lacking in moral restraintSynonyms- abandoned
- dissipated
- dissolute
- fast
- gay
- incontinent
- profligate
- rakish
- unbridled
- unconstrained
- uncontrolled
- ungoverned
- uninhibited
- unrestrained
- wanton
- wild
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