Definition of Licentiousness. Meaning of Licentiousness. Synonyms of Licentiousness

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Definition of Licentiousness

Licentiousness
Licentious Li*cen"tious (-sh[u^]s), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F. licencieux. See License.] 1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press. A wit that no licentious pertness knows. --Savage. 2. Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life. ``Licentious wickedness.' --Shak. Syn: Unrestrained; uncurbed; uncontrolled; unruly; riotous; ungovernable; wanton; profligate; dissolute; lax; loose; sensual; impure; unchaste; lascivious; immoral. -- Li*cen"tious*ly, adv. -- Li*cen"tious*ness, n.

Meaning of Licentiousness from wikipedia

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- Hubert Bland (3 January 1855 – 14 April 1914) was an English author. He was known for being an infamous libertine, a journalist, an early English socialist...
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- the case against: irreverence, scurrility, profanity, vilification and licentious abuse (London: Methuen, 1981) Edited, New approaches to Ruskin: thirteen...
- play ... we must to a certain degree uphold them, for with all their licentiousness, on them we must rely for the preservation of our lives and properties...
- in a mainstream film. From these films, the myth of "Swedish sin" (licentiousness and seductive nudity) arose. The image of "hot love and cold people"...