Definitions for wantonness
wan·ton·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. abandon, wantonness, unconstraintnoun

   the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

   "she danced with abandon"

2. licentiousness, wantonnessnoun

   the quality of being lewd and lascivious

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. wantonnessnoun

   The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.

2. wantonnessnoun

   A particular wanton act.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wantonnessnoun

   Etymology: from wanton.

   1. Lasciviousness; letchery.

   The spirit of wantonness is scar’d out of him. William Shakespeare.

   Bulls and goats bled apace; but neither the violence of the one, nor the wantonness of the other, ever died a victim at any of their altars. South.

   2. Sportiveness; frolick; humour.

   When I was in France,
   Young would be as sad as night,
   Only for wantonness. William Shakespeare, K. John.

   Love, rais’d on beauty, will like that decay;
   Our hearts may bear its slender chain a day:
   As flow’ry bands in wantonness are worn,
   A morning’s pleasure, and at evening torn. Alexander Pope.

   3. Licentiousness; negligence of restraint.

   The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness. Charles I .

   ’Till wantonness and pride
   Raise out of friendship hostile deeds in peace. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wantonness

   Akrasia (; Greek ἀκρασία, "lacking command" or "weakness", occasionally transliterated as acrasia or Anglicised as acrasy or acracy) is a lack of self-control, or acting against one's better judgment. Beginning with Plato, a variety of philosophers have attempted to determine whether or not akrasia exists and how to best define it.

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1. wantonness

   Wantonness refers to a reckless disregard for the rights or safety of others, often characterized by extreme, uncontrolled, or unjustifiable behavior. It can also refer to actions done maliciously, intentionally, or without any consideration for consequences. It is often used in legal context to denote deliberate and unprovoked harmful behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Wantonnessnoun

   the quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness

Matched Categories

1. • Immorality

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wantonness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wantonness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of wantonness in a Sentence

1. Herman Melville, Billy Budd, Sailor:

   Toward the accomplishment of an aim, which in wantonness of atrocity would seem to partake of the insane, he will direct a cool judgement, sagacious and sound. These men are madmen, and of the most dangerous sort.

2. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   The much occupied man has no time for wantonness, and it is an obvious commonplace that the evils of leisure can be shaken off by hard work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wantonness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wantonness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wantonness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wantonness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wantonness