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wanton wanton definition

wanton


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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") 



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