Значение

значений: 5
  1. A pampered or coddled person.

  2. An overly playful person; a trifler.

    boshaftes Kind, Balg, Schelm

    баловни́кbalovník, баловницаbalovnica

  3. A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.

  4. (Philippines, Singapore)Wonton (Chinese dumpling)

  5. (архаичное)A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

    lewd or lascivious woman

Примеры

предложений: 3
  1. Your deeds are wanton.

    Твои действия бессмысленны. — nina99nv

  2. I was relieved that there are people more wanton than me.

  3. As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport.

Переводы

языков: 3
Русский
По значениям 1
overly playful person:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
overly playful person:

Происхождение

From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licen

From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licentious; sportive; playful”), from wan- (“not, un-, mis-”) + towen, i-towen (“educated”, literally “towed; led; drawn”), from Old English togen, ġetogen, past participle of tēon (“to train, discipline”), equivalent to wan- + towed.

Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹).

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Формы

мн. число: wantons / wanton
Ед. числоwanton
Мн. числоwantons / wanton

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 191

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 1
Производныеwitwanton

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