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wantonness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wantonness \Wan"ton*ness\, n. The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness. --Gower. The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness. --Eikon Basilike Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for wantonness. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wantonness n 1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: {abandon}, {unconstraint}] 2: the quality of being lewd and lascivious [syn: {licentiousness}, {sexual immorality}]
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