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LICENTIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
Synonyms:
dissipation; dissolution; licentiousness; looseness; profligacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("licentiousness" is a kind of...):
intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)
Derivation:
licentious (lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being lewd and lascivious
Synonyms:
licentiousness; wantonness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("licentiousness" is a kind of...):
immorality (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct)
Derivation:
licentious (lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained)
