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licentiousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dissipation, dissolution, looseness, profligacy |
| Type of | intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence |
| Derivation | licentious |
licentiousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wantonness |
| Type of | immorality |
| Derivation | licentious |
Examples of licentiousness
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Our ancestors first interpreted panics as punishment for licentiousness.
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But some of his best chapters are devoted to the efforts to curb the general licentiousness.
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Where there is no accountability for one's actions there can only be licentiousness, not liberty.
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You can make too much of the licentiousness of the court and decadence of its behaviour, however.
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But his licentiousness and extravagance made the Athenians long for the government of Cassander.
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There was a moderate path between asceticism and licentiousness.
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John Allan blamed Poe's interest in Byron for his licentiousness.
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The messages of licentiousness are all too prevalent.
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Orthodox newspapers regularly preach against licentiousness and warn of a crisis in faith and morals.
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- The quality of being lewd and lascivious
- Profligacy: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
- (licentious) lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained; "coarse and licentious men"
- The property of being licentious
- (licentious) Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; Disregard for accepted rules
- (licentious) (adj) - sexually immoral
- (Licentious) (adj) unrestrained by law, sex, or general morality; going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits
- (licentious) (adj.) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints (Marilee has always been fascinated by the licentious private lives of politicians.)
- Acting without regard to law, ethics, or the rights of others.
