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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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