About The Word Wantonness
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Wantonness
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What's The Definition Of Wantonness?
[n] the quality of being lewd and lascivious
[n] the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" Synonyms | Synonyms for Wantonness: abandon | licentiousness | sexual immorality | unconstraint Related Terms | Find terms related to Wantonness: See Also | immorality | unrestraint Wantonness In Webster's Dictionary \Wan"ton*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of
restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.
--Gower.
The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and
turn them into wantonness. --Eikon
Basilike.
Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for
wantonness. --Shak.
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