WANTONNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being lewd and lascivious

Synonyms:

licentiousness; wantonness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

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

Derivation:

wanton (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior)

Meaning:

The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

Example:

she danced with abandon

Synonyms:

abandon; unconstraint; wantonness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

unrestraint (the quality of lacking restraint)

Derivation:

wanton (occurring without motivation or provocation)