wantonness

wan·ton

W0025900 (wŏn′tən)adj.1. a. Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.b. Exciting or expressing sexual desire: a wanton pose.2. Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust: wanton destruction.3. Unrestrainedly excessive: wanton extravagance.4. Luxuriant; overabundant: wanton tresses.5. Frolicsome; playful: a wanton fawn.6. Obsolete Rebellious; refractory.intr.v. wan·toned, wan·ton·ing, wan·tons 1. To behave in a wanton manner; act lasciviously.2. To move idly or playfully.n. One, especially a woman, who is licentious or promiscuous.

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[Middle English wantowen : wan-, not, lacking (from Old English; see euə- in Indo-European roots) + towen, past participle of teen, to bring up (from Old English tēon, to lead, draw; see deuk- in Indo-European roots).]

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wan′ton·ly adv.wan′ton·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wantonness - the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"abandon, unconstraintunrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint
	2.	wantonness - the quality of being lewd and lasciviouslicentiousnessimmorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"

wantonness

nounA complete surrender of inhibitions:abandon, abandonment, incontinence, unrestraint, wildness.

Translations

嬉戏放肆

wanton

(ˈwontən) adjective1. without reason; motiveless. wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property. 無理的，蠻橫地 无理的2. (of a person) immoral. wanton young women. 淫蕩的 淫荡的ˈwantonly adverb 蠻橫地 放肆地ˈwantonness noun 蠻橫，淫蕩 放肆，嬉戏