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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wan•ton /ˈwɑntən/USA pronunciation adj. - not thinking of what is right or proper;
inhumane:wanton cruelty. - without motive;
unprovoked:a wanton attack. - sexually loose;
lascivious. - extravagant or excessive:wanton luxury.
n. [countable] - a wanton person, esp. a lascivious woman.
wan•ton•ly, adv. wan•ton•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wan•ton (won′tn),USA pronunciation adj. - done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably:a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- deliberate and without motive or provocation;
uncalled-for;
headstrong;
willful:Why jeopardize your career in such a wanton way? - without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.;
careless;
reckless:a wanton attacker of religious convictions. - sexually lawless or unrestrained;
loose;
lascivious;
lewd:wanton behavior. - extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a person, manner of living, or style.
- luxuriant, as vegetation.
- [Archaic.]
- sportive or frolicsome, as children or young animals.
- having free play:wanton breezes; a wanton brook.
n. - a wanton or lascivious person, esp. a woman.
v.i. - to behave in a wanton manner;
become wanton.
v.t. - to squander, esp. in pleasure (often fol. by away):to wanton away one's inheritance.
- 1250–1300; Middle English wantowen literally, undisciplined, ill-reared, Old English wan- not + togen past participle of tēon to discipline, rear, cognate with German ziehen, Latin dūcere to lead; akin to tow1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged malicious.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged calculated.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged heedless, inconsiderate.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged licentious, dissolute, immoral, libidinous, concupiscent, lustful.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lavish.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged waste.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged careful, considerate.
- 4, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrained.
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