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- Dictionarylicentious/lʌɪˈsɛnʃəs/
adjective
- 1. promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters: "the ruler's tyrannical and licentious behaviour"
- 2. disregarding accepted conventions, especially in grammar or literary style. archaic
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LICENTIOUS definition: 1. (especially of a person or their behaviour) sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable…. Learn more.
May 4, 2011 · The meaning of LICENTIOUS is lacking legal or moral restraints; especially : disregarding sexual restraints. How to use licentious in a sentence. The Shared Roots of License and Licentious
If you describe a person as licentious, you mean that they are very immoral in their sexual behaviour.
Someone who is licentious behaves or speaks inappropriately, usually in regards to sex. What some might call a licentious senior citizen, others would simply refer to as "a dirty old man" (or woman). We usually talk about licentious behavior, but there also can be licentious photographs.
unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral. Synonyms: profligate, abandoned. Antonyms: lawful. going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules. licentious. / laɪˈsɛnʃəs / adjective. sexually unrestrained or promiscuous. rare. showing disregard for convention.
Definition of licentious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. sexually unrestrained; libertine. 2. unrestrained by law or general morality; immoral. 3. going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits. [1525–35; < Latin licentiōsus unrestrained. See license, -ous] li•cen′tious•ly, adv. li•cen′tious•ness, n.
