licentiousness

licentiousness
See licentiously.

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  • licentiousness — index debauchery, vice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 licentiousness …   Law dictionary

  • licentiousness — licentious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES licentiously adverb licentiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin licentiosus, from licentia freedom …   English terms dictionary

  • Licentiousness — Licentious Li*cen tious ( sh[u^]s), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F. licencieux. See {License}.] 1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press. [1913 Webster] A wit that no… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • licentiousness — noun see licentious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • licentiousness — noun The property of being licentious …   Wiktionary

  • licentiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Excessive freedom; lack of restraint: dissoluteness, dissolution, libertinism, license, profligacy. See RESTRAINT …   English dictionary for students

  • licentiousness — n. lack of sexual restraint, lewdness; lawlessness, immorality …   English contemporary dictionary

  • licentiousness — n libertinism, debauchery, dissoluteness, It. dolce vita. dissipation, profligacy, profligateness; lechery, lewdness, Pathol. satyriasis, goatishness, Pathol. nymphomania; concupiscence, lust, prurience, pruriency; lustfulness, libidinousness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • licentiousness — li·cen·tious·ness …   English syllables

  • licentiousness — /bsenshasnas/ The indulgence of the arbitrary will of the individual, without regard to ethics or law, or respect for the rights of others. Also, lewdness or lasciviousness …   Black's law dictionary

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