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wantonness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun wantonness has 2 senses
- wantonness(n = noun.attribute) abandon, unconstraint - the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" is a kind of unrestraint
- wantonness(n = noun.attribute) licentiousness - the quality of being lewd and lascivious; Array is a kind of immorality
Derived form adjective wanton1
Derived form adjective wanton2
CIDE DICTIONARY
wantonness, n.
The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness. Gower. [1913 Webster]
"The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness."
[1913 Webster]
"Young gentlemen would be as sad as night
Only for wantonness." [1913 Webster]
Only for wantonness." [1913 Webster]
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