dissolute

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdɪsəˌlut/ UK /ˈdɪsəluːt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
lacking moral restraint; given to debauchery and self-indulgence

The prince led a dissolute life of gambling and revelry.

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Synonyms

1 adj · lacking moral restraint;... debauchedlicentious profligatedissipatedwanton depraved

Opposites

virtuous chaste upright temperate moral

Word family

Forms dissolutely

Derived forms dissolutelydissoluteness

Related forms dissolve dissolution absolute

Simplified etymology

Dissolute dates from Late Middle English and comes from the same Latin root as solve, Latin solvere “loosen, unfasten”; the source associates it with loose morals.

Etymology

From Latin dissolutus ('loose, lax, disconnected'), past participle of dissolvere ('to loosen, dissolve'), from dis- ('apart') + solvere ('to loosen, release').

dissolutus Latin solvere Latin

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# dissolute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɪsəˌlut/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪsəluːt/

## Meanings
1. lacking moral restraint; given to debauchery and self-indulgence

## Examples
- The prince led a dissolute life of gambling and revelry.

## Synonyms
- debauched
- licentious
- profligate
- dissipated
- wanton
- depraved

## Antonyms
- virtuous
- chaste
- upright
- temperate
- moral

## Derived Forms
- dissolutely
- dissoluteness

## Related Forms
- dissolve
- dissolution
- absolute

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dissolutus
- Root: solvere

## Etymology
From Latin dissolutus ('loose, lax, disconnected'), past participle of dissolvere ('to loosen, dissolve'), from dis- ('apart') + solvere ('to loosen, release').

## AI Etymology
Dissolute comes from Latin dissolutus ('loose, lax, disconnected'), past participle of dissolvere ('to loosen, dissolve'), from dis- ('apart') + solvere ('to loosen, release'). The etymological trail includes Latin dissolutus and Latin solvere. As an adjective, dissolute describes what is lacking moral restraint; given to debauchery and self-indulgence. The same family is visible in derived forms such as dissolutely and dissoluteness and related forms such as dissolve, dissolution, and absolute. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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