Licentious
1Licentious — 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. [1913 Webster] A wit that no licentious… …
2licentious — licentious, libertine, lewd, wanton, lustful, lascivious, libidinous, lecherous all suggest unchaste habits, especially in being given to or indicative of immorality in sex relations. Licentious basically implies disregard of the restraints… …
3licentious — li·cen·tious /lī sen chəs/ adj: disregarding legal restraints esp. with regard to sexual relations arrested as a prostitute for licentious sexual intercourse li·cen·tious·ly adv li·cen·tious·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
4licentious — morally unrestrained, 1530s, from M.L. licentiosus full of license, unrestrained, from L. licentia (see LICENSE (Cf. license)). Related: Licentiously; licentiousness …
5licentious — [adj] immoral, uncontrolled abandoned, amoral, animal, carnal, corrupt, debauched, depraved, desirous, disorderly, dissolute, fast, fast and loose*, fleshly, impure, incontinent, in the fast lane*, lascivious, lax, lecherous, lewd, libertine,… …
6licentious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES licentiously adverb licentiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin licentiosus, from licentia freedom …
7licentious — [lī sen′shəs] adj. [L licentiosus < licentia: see LICENSE] 1. Rare disregarding accepted rules and standards 2. morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious licentiously adv. licentiousness n …
8licentious — In contrast with the person suffering from akrasia, who feels the conflict yet succumbs to temptation, the licentious person is supposed to feel no conflict at all between low desire and the promptings of a better self or a higher reason. The… …
9licentious — [[t]laɪse̱ntʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person as licentious, you mean that they are very immoral, especially in their sexual behaviour. [FORMAL] ...alarming stories of licentious behaviour. Derived words: licentiousness N …
10licentious — adjective a book that exaggerates the licentious behavior of the rich and famous Syn: dissolute, dissipated, debauched, degenerate, immoral, naughty, wanton, decadent, depraved, sinful, corrupt; lustful, lecherous, lascivious, libidinous,… …
