- licentiousness
- /bsenshasnas/ The indulgence of the arbitrary will of the individual, without regard to ethics or law, or respect for the rights of others. Also, lewdness or lasciviousness
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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licentiousness — index debauchery, vice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 licentiousness … Law dictionary
licentiousness — licentious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES licentiously adverb licentiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin licentiosus, from licentia freedom … English terms dictionary
Licentiousness — Licentious Li*cen tious ( sh[u^]s), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F. licencieux. See {License}.] 1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press. [1913 Webster] A wit that no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
licentiousness — noun see licentious … New Collegiate Dictionary
licentiousness — See licentiously. * * * … Universalium
licentiousness — noun The property of being licentious … Wiktionary
licentiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Excessive freedom; lack of restraint: dissoluteness, dissolution, libertinism, license, profligacy. See RESTRAINT … English dictionary for students
licentiousness — n. lack of sexual restraint, lewdness; lawlessness, immorality … English contemporary dictionary
licentiousness — n libertinism, debauchery, dissoluteness, It. dolce vita. dissipation, profligacy, profligateness; lechery, lewdness, Pathol. satyriasis, goatishness, Pathol. nymphomania; concupiscence, lust, prurience, pruriency; lustfulness, libidinousness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
licentiousness — li·cen·tious·ness … English syllables
