libertine

C2+ Topic:People & Society
US /ˈlɪbərtin/ UK /ˈlɪbətiːn/
noun adj

Meanings

  1. 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... rakehedonistdebaucheeprofligatesensualistreprobate
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Word family
Derived forms libertinismlibertinage

Etymology

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

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