Definitions for wanton
ˈwɒn tnwan·ton

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wanton(adj)

   lewd or lascivious woman

2. motiveless, unprovoked, wanton(adj)

   occurring without motivation or provocation

   "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt

3. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton(verb)

   casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

   "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

4. piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle(verb)

   waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

5. wanton(verb)

   indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

6. wanton, wanton away, trifle away(verb)

   spend wastefully

   "wanton one's money away"

7. luxuriate, wanton(verb)

   become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

8. wanton(verb)

   engage in amorous play

9. wanton(verb)

   behave extremely cruelly and brutally

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wanton(Noun)

   A pampered or coddled person.

2. wanton(Noun)

   An overly playful person.

3. wanton(Noun)

   A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.

4. wanton(Noun)

   A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

5. wanton(Verb)

   To act wantonly; become wanton.

6. wanton(Verb)

   To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (often with away).

   The young man wantoned away his inheritance.

7. wanton(Adjective)

   Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

8. wanton(Adjective)

   Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

9. wanton(Adjective)

   Playful, sportive; being merry or carefree (often used figuratively).

10. wanton(Adjective)

    Self-indulgent, fond of excess; luxurious.

11. wanton(Adjective)

    Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.

12. wanton(Adjective)

    Extravagant, unrestrained; excessive (of speech or thought).

Origin: From wan- + (a descendant of) togen, past participle of teon.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wanton(verb)

   untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive

2. Wanton(verb)

   wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute

3. Wanton(verb)

   specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous

4. Wanton(verb)

   reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief

5. Wanton(noun)

   a roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment

6. Wanton(noun)

   one brought up without restraint; a pampered pet

7. Wanton(noun)

   a lewd person; a lascivious man or woman

8. Wanton(verb)

   to rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic

9. Wanton(verb)

   to sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously

10. Wanton(verb)

    to cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness

Origin: [OE. wantoun, contr. from wantowen; pref. wan- wanting (see Wane, v. i.), hence expressing negation + towen, p. p., AS. togen, p. p. of ten to draw, to educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See Tug, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wanton

   won′tun, adj. moving or playing loosely: roving in sport: frisky: wandering from rectitude: licentious: running to excess: unrestrained: irregular.—n. a wanton or lewd person, esp. a female: a trifler.—v.i. to ramble without restraint: to frolic: to play lasciviously.—adv. Wan′tonly.—n. Wan′tonness. [M. E. wantowen, from pfx. wan-, sig. want, A.S. togen, educated, pa.p. of teón, to draw, lead; cf. Ger. ungezogen, rude.]

How to pronounce wanton?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wanton in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wanton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of wanton in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   As flies to wanton boys, are we to the godsThey kill us for their sport.

2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Israel will not tolerate this. I will not tolerate this, and as we speak... Israel is responding forcefully to this wanton aggression.

3. The CCF:

   Predators are not wanton livestock catching animals, they don't want to come and eat our livestock. What we as humans do is put our livestock in inappropriate locations through lack of knowledge.

4. Michael Page:

   Any brutal torture of Saudi women activists would show no limit to the Saudi authorities' campaign of wanton cruelty against critics and human rights activists, any government that tortures women for demanding basic rights should face withering international criticism, not unblinking Michael Page and UK support.

5. Maamoun Abdulkarim:

   It's as though there is a curse that has befallen this city and I expect only news that will shock us. If the city remains in their hands the city is doomed, it is now wanton destruction ... their acts of vengeance are no longer ideologically driven because they are now blowing up buildings with no religious meaning.

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