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licentious
[lahy-sen-shuhs]
adjective
sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules.
licentious
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
adjective
sexually unrestrained or promiscuous
rareshowing disregard for convention
Other Word Forms
- licentiously adverb
- licentiousness noun
- nonlicentious adjective
- nonlicentiously adverb
- overlicentious adjective
- overlicentiously adverb
- unlicentious adjective
- unlicentiously adverb
- ˈԳپdzܲԱ noun
- ˈԳپdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of licentious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of licentious1
Example Sentences
This strange dichotomy between licentious freedom and slavish obedience is an implicit bargain between Trump and his followers.
But it is par for the course in an administration dominated by licentious, lying lotharios and those who wish to make money off of the backs of the voters.
Japan and the West had different sexual mores, but Japan’s culture was not particularly licentious or permissive.
He’s a licentious cad — flip and arrogant, a little romantic but mostly skeevy, and shallow as a Champagne coupe.
Failing to return Henry Miller’s licentious “Tropic of Cancer,” borrowed two decades earlier.
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