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    licentious
    /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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › licentiousLicentious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLICENTIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LICENTIOUS definition: 1. (especially of a person or their behaviour) sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › licentiousLICENTIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Licentious definition: sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd. . See examples of LICENTIOUS used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › licentiousLicentious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLICENTIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe a person as licentious, you mean that they are very immoral in their sexual behaviour.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › licentiouslicentious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of licentious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › licentiousLicentious - definition of licentious by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › licentiousLICENTIOUS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for LICENTIOUS: passionate, hot, lascivious, lustful, salacious, aroused, lecherous, libidinous; Antonyms of LICENTIOUS: virtuous, moral, pure, frigid, chaste, modest, decent, celibate.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › licentiouslicentious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · licentious (comparative more licentious, superlative most licentious) Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › licentiouslicentious | meaning of licentious in Longman Dictionary of ...

    licentious meaning, definition, what is licentious: behaving in a sexually immoral or uncont...: Learn more.