Meaning

2 senses

  1. Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.

    hemmungslos, zügellos, unzüchtig

    безнра́вственныйbeznrávstvennyj, распу́щенныйraspúščennyj, развра́тныйrazvrátnyj

    розпуснийrozpusnyj, розкутийrozkutyj, розгульнийrozhulʹnyj

    lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained

  2. Disregarding accepted rules.

    regellos, willkürlich, unorthodox

    во́льныйvólʹnyj

    вільнийvilʹnyj

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He was converted from his licentious living.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct:
disregarding accepted rules:
Русский
By meaning 2
lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct:
disregarding accepted rules:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct:
disregarding accepted rules:

Origin

From Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).

From Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).

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Forms

more licentious, most licentious
Comparativemore licentious Lesson
Superlativemost licentious Lesson

regular

Word family

8 related words
RelatedlicenseA2incontinentlicencelicentiousness
Derivedlicentiouslynon-licentiousoverlicentiousunlicentious

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
librelicenceA2licenseA2lichlickB2
licentious — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto