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LICENTIOUSNESS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasureplay

Synonyms:

dissipation; dissolution; licentiousness; looseness; profligacy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("licentiousness" is a kind of...):

intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)

Derivation:

licentious (lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of being lewd and lasciviousplay

Synonyms:

licentiousness; wantonness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("licentiousness" is a kind of...):

immorality (the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct)

Derivation:

licentious (lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained)

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