Definitions for wantonness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wan•tonˈwɒn tn(adj.)
done maliciously or unjustifiably:
wanton cruelty.
deliberate and without motive; unprovoked:
a wanton attack.
without regard for what is right, just, etc.; reckless:
wanton assassination of a person's character.
sexually unrestrained; lascivious; lewd:
wanton behavior.
extravagant or excessive:
living in wanton luxury.
luxuriant, as vegetation.
Archaic. sportive or frolicsome, as children or young animals. having free play: cruelly playful; mischievous:
wanton breezes.
wanton schoolboys.
(n.)a wanton or lascivious person, esp. a woman.
(v.i.)to behave in a wanton manner.
(v.t.)to squander (often fol. by away):
to wanton away one's inheritance.
Origin of wanton:
1250–1300; ME wantowen lit., undisciplined, ill-reared, OE wan- not +togen ptp. of tēon to discipline, rear, c. G ziehen, L dūcere to lead; akin to tow1
wan′ton•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abandon, wantonness, unconstraint(noun)
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
licentiousness, wantonness(noun)
the quality of being lewd and lascivious
Wiktionary
wantonness(Noun)
The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
wantonness(Noun)
A particular wanton act.
Webster Dictionary
Wantonness(noun)
the quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness
Translations for wantonness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- baldadigheidAfrikaans
- دَعارَه، عَبَث، جَوْر، تَهَوُّرArabic
- необузадностBulgarian
- devassidãoPortuguese (BR)
- zlovolnostCzech
- der MutwilleGerman
- formålsløshed; hensynsløshedDanish
- ανηθικότητα, κακοβουλίαGreek
- gratuidad; libertinajeSpanish
- hoolimatusEstonian
- نانجيبيFarsi
- mielivaltaisuusFinnish
- gratuitéFrench
- הֶפקֵרוּתHebrew
- अनुशासनहीनताHindi
- nemoralCroatian
- fékezhetetlenség; könnyelműség; erkölcstelenségHungarian
- kejahatanIndonesian
- tilefnisleysiIcelandic
- gratuità, sregolatezzaItalian
- 気ままなことJapanese
- 까닭없음Korean
- beprasmiškumas, palaidumasLithuanian
- neprāts; bezjēdzība; bezatbildība; izlaidībaLatvian
- tidak bertanggungjawabMalay
- moedwil, lichtzinnigheidDutch
- formålsløshet; lettsindighetNorwegian
- bezsensPolish
- devassidãoPortuguese
- absurditateRomanian
- шаловливость;распутствоRussian
- svojvoľnosťSlovak
- objestnostSlovenian
- nemoralnostSerbian
- meningslöshet, lättsinnighetSwedish
- ความมัวเมาในเรื่องทางเพศ; ความหมกมุ่นกับกามตัณหา; ความมัวเมาในตัณหาราคะThai
- ahlâksızlıkTurkish
- 蠻橫，淫蕩Chinese (Trad.)
- безпричинністьUkrainian
- بد کاریUrdu
- sự lố lăngVietnamese
- 放肆，嬉戏Chinese (Simp.)
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