libertine

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlɪbərtin/ UK /ˈlɪbətiːn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained

The play satirised the libertine excesses of the court.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who is morally or... rake hedonist debauchee profligate sensualist reprobate

Opposites

puritan asceticprude

Word family

Derived forms libertinismlibertinage

Related forms liberty liberal libertarian

Etymology

From Latin lībertīnus ('a freedman'), from lībertus ('freed'), from līber ('free'); the modern sense of moral unrestraint developed in the 16th century.

lībertīnus Latin līber Latin

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# libertine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɪbərtin/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪbətiːn/

## Meanings
1. a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained

## Examples
- The play satirised the libertine excesses of the court.

## Synonyms
- rake
- hedonist
- debauchee
- profligate
- sensualist
- reprobate

## Antonyms
- puritan
- ascetic
- prude

## Derived Forms
- libertinism
- libertinage

## Related Forms
- liberty
- liberal
- libertarian

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lībertīnus
- Root: līber

## Etymology
From Latin lībertīnus ('a freedman'), from lībertus ('freed'), from līber ('free'); the modern sense of moral unrestraint developed in the 16th century.

## AI Etymology
Libertine comes from Latin lībertīnus ('a freedman'), from lībertus ('freed'), from līber ('free'); the modern sense of moral unrestraint developed in the 16th century. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun and adjective, it denotes "a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin lībertīnus and Latin līber. Derivative forms include libertinism, libertinage; related words include liberty, liberal, libertarian.

## Topics
- People & Society

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