licentious

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /laɪˈsɛnʃəs/ UK /laɪˈsɛnʃəs/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
lacking moral or sexual restraint

The court was notorious for its licentious revelry.

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Synonyms

1 adj · lacking moral or sexual... lascivious lewd dissolutedebauchedlustful wanton libertine

Opposites

chaste virtuous restrained temperate puritanical

Word family

Forms licentiouslylicentiousness

Derived forms licentiouslylicentiousness

Related forms license licence licit

Etymology

From Latin licentiōsus ('unrestrained, full of license'), from licentia ('freedom, license'), from licēre ('to be permitted').

licentiōsus Latin licēre Latin

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# 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
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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