The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and
turn them into wantonness. --Eikon
Basilike.
[1913 Webster]
Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for wantonness. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
wantonness — index delinquency (misconduct), vice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wantonness — is spelt with two ns … Modern English usage
wantonness — noun a) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior. The sweetness was turned to adamantine, heartless cruelty, and the purity to voluptuous wantonness. b) A… … Wiktionary
wantonness — wanton ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. 2) sexually immodest or promiscuous. 3) literary growing profusely; luxuriant. ► NOUN archaic ▪ a sexually immodest or promiscuous woman. DERIVATIVES wantonly adverb … English terms dictionary
wantonness — noun see wanton I … New Collegiate Dictionary
wantonness — See wantonly. * * * … Universalium
wantonness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A complete surrender of inhibitions: abandon, abandonment, incontinence, unrestraint, wildness. See RESTRAINT … English dictionary for students
wantonness — wan·ton·ness || wÉ‘ntÉ™nɪs / wÉ’n n. quality or state of being wanton; recklessness; licentiousness; squandering … English contemporary dictionary
wantonness — n licentiousness, looseness, dissoluteness, dissipation, profligacy, debauchery, rakishness; lechery, lubricity, lust, libidinousness, salaciousness, salacity, promiscuity; abandon, unrestraint, self indulgence, intemperance, incontinence … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wantonness — wan·ton·ness … English syllables
