licentious C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /laɪˈsɛnʃəs/ UK /laɪˈsɛnʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking moral or sexual restraint The court was notorious for its licentious revelry. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking moral or sexual... lasciviouslewddissolutedebauchedlustfulwantonlibertine ↔ Opposites chastevirtuousrestrainedtemperatepuritanical Word family Forms licentiouslylicentiousness Derived forms licentiouslylicentiousness Related forms licenselicencelicit Etymology AI details From Latin licentiōsus ('unrestrained, full of license'), from licentia ('freedom, license'), from licēre ('to be permitted'). licentiōsus Latin licēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # licentious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /laɪˈsɛnʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /laɪˈsɛnʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. lacking moral or sexual restraint ## Examples - The court was notorious for its licentious revelry. ## Synonyms - lascivious - lewd - dissolute - debauched - lustful - wanton - libertine ## Antonyms - chaste - virtuous - restrained - temperate - puritanical ## Derived Forms - licentiously - licentiousness ## Related Forms - license - licence - licit ## Roots and Affixes - Root: licentiōsus - Root: licēre ## Etymology From Latin licentiōsus ('unrestrained, full of license'), from licentia ('freedom, license'), from licēre ('to be permitted'). ## AI Etymology Licentious comes from Latin licentiōsus ('unrestrained, full of license'), from licentia ('freedom, license'), from licēre ('to be permitted'). The etymological trail includes Latin licentiōsus and Latin licēre. As an adjective, licentious means lacking moral or sexual restraint. The same family is visible in derived forms such as licentiously and licentiousness and related forms such as license, licence, and licit. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown