About The Word Wanton
Learn about the word Wanton to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Wanton definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Wanton
| Wanton Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Wanton?
[n] lewd or lascivious woman
[adj] casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [adj] occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt [v] behave extremely cruelly and brutally [v] engage in amorous play [v] become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [v] spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [v] indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life [v] waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently Synonyms | Synonyms for Wanton: easy | light | loose | luxuriate | motiveless | piddle | piddle away | promiscuous | sluttish | trifle | trifle away | unchaste | unmotivated | unprovoked | wanton away | wanton away Related Terms | Find terms related to Wanton: See Also | act | behave | butterfly | chat up | consume | coquet | coquette | dally | do | drop | expend | flirt | light-of-love | light-o'-love | live | mash | pass | philander | romance | sensualist | spend | spend | squander | ware | waste Wanton In Webster's Dictionary \Wan"ton\, a. [OE. wantoun, contr. from wantowen; pref.
wan- wanting (see {Wane}, v. i.), hence expressing negation +
towen, p. p., AS. togen, p. p. of te['o]n to draw, to
educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See {Tug}, v.
t.]
1. Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose;
free; luxuriant; roving; sportive. ``In woods and wanton
wilderness.'' --Spenser. ``A wild and wanton herd.''
--Shak.
A wanton and a merry [friar]. --Chaucer.
[She] her unadorned golden tresses wore Disheveled,
but in wanton ringlets waved. --Milton.
How does your tongue grow wanton in her praise!
--Addison.
2. Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute. ``Men
grown wanton by prosperity.'' --Roscommon.
3. Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd;
lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.
Not with wanton looking of folly. --Chaucer.
[Thou art] froward by nature, enemy to peace,
Lascivious, wanton. --Shak.
4. Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief.
\Wan"ton\, n. 1. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment. I am afeard you make a wanton of me. --Shak. Peace, my wantons; he will do More than you can aim unto. --B. Jonson. 2. One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet. Anything, sir, That's dry and wholesome; I am no bred wanton. --Beau. & Fl. 3. A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman. \Wan"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wantoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wantoning}.] 1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic. Nature here wantoned as in her prime. --Milton. How merrily we would sally into the fields, and strip under the first warmth of the sun, and wanton like young dace in the streams! --Lamb. 2. To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously. \Wan"ton\, v. t. To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness. [Obs.] |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Twirp ‐ someone who is regarded as contemptible [v] make high-pitched…
- Ammonium carbamate ‐ a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen…
- Karl wernicke ‐ German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia…
- Concaveness ‐ the property possessed by a…
- Subfamily smilacaceae ‐ one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems…
- Family caryophyllaceae ‐ large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen…
- Lophius americanus ‐ fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached…
- Gianni versace ‐ Italian fashion designer…
- Taillike ‐ resembling a tail
- Bunuel ‐ Spanish film director…