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WANTONNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being lewd and lascivious
Synonyms:
licentiousness; wantonness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("wantonness" is a kind of...):
immorality (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct)
Derivation:
wanton (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
Example:
she danced with abandon
Synonyms:
abandon; unconstraint; wantonness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("wantonness" is a kind of...):
unrestraint (the quality of lacking restraint)
Derivation:
wanton (occurring without motivation or provocation)
