Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wanton
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wanton
Entailment of verb wanton
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wanton
6 senses of wanton
Sense 1
piddle, wanton, wanton away piddle away trifle
=> spend, pass
Sense 2
wanton
=> live
Sense 3
wanton, wanton away trifle away
=> spend, expend, drop
Sense 4
luxuriate, wanton
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
Sense 5
wanton
=> chat up flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
Sense 6
wanton
=> act behave, do
Familiarity of verb wanton
wanton used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wanton
Sense 1
piddle, wanton, wanton away piddle away trifle
=> spend, pass
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Sense 2
wanton
=> live
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Sense 3
wanton, wanton away trifle away
=> spend, expend, drop
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Sense 4
luxuriate, wanton
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
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Sense 5
wanton
=> chat up flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash
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Sense 6
wanton
=> act behave, do
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Grep of noun wanton
wanton
wantonness
Overview of noun wanton
The noun wanton has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. wanton -- (lewd or lascivious woman)
Overview of verb wanton
The verb wanton has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. piddle, wanton, wanton away piddle away trifle -- (waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)
2. wanton -- (indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life)
3. wanton, wanton away trifle away -- (spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away")
4. luxuriate, wanton -- (become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously)
5. wanton -- (engage in amorous play)
6. wanton -- (behave extremely cruelly and brutally)
Overview of adj wanton
The adj wanton has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. motiveless, unprovoked, wanton -- (occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt)
2. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior")
Antonyms of adj wanton
2 senses of wanton
Sense 1
motiveless, unprovoked, wanton
INDIRECT (VIA unmotivated) -> motivated
Sense 2
easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
INDIRECT (VIA unchaste) -> chaste
Similarity of adj wanton
2 senses of wanton
Sense 1
motiveless, unprovoked, wanton
=> unmotivated (vs. motivated)
Sense 2
easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
=> unchaste (vs. chaste)
Attributes of adj wanton
Familiarity of adj wanton
wanton used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj wanton
wanton
Overview of noun wanton
The noun wanton has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. wanton -- (lewd or lascivious woman)
Overview of verb wanton
The verb wanton has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. piddle, wanton, wanton away piddle away trifle -- (waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)
2. wanton -- (indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life)
3. wanton, wanton away trifle away -- (spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away")
4. luxuriate, wanton -- (become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously)
5. wanton -- (engage in amorous play)
6. wanton -- (behave extremely cruelly and brutally)
Overview of adj wanton
The adj wanton has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. motiveless, unprovoked, wanton -- (occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt)
2. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior")
wanton definition
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