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Dictionary: dis·so·lute   (dĭs'ə-lūt') pronunciation
 
adj.

Lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.

[Middle English, from Latin dissolūtus, past participle of dissolvere, to dissolve. See dissolve.]

dissolutely dis'so·lute'ly adv.
dissoluteness dis'so·lute'ness n.
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adj

Definition: immoral
Antonyms: chaste, good, moral, pure, resolute, respectful, virtuous


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Indulgent in vices.

pronunciation The end of a dissolute life is a desperate death. — Bion (c.325-c.255 BC), Greek philosopher.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udsvævende, tøjlesløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
liederlijk, verdorven

Français (French)
adj. - dissolu, débauché, déréglé (un mode de vie)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - liederlich, zügellos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έκλυτος, ανήθικος, ακόλαστος, άσωτος

Italiano (Italian)
dissoluto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dissoluto, libertino

Русский (Russian)
распутный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - disoluto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - liderlig, härjad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
放荡的, 肆意挥霍的, 风流的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 放蕩的, 肆意揮霍的, 風流的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 허비한, 난봉부리는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 自堕落な, 放蕩な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منغمس في الملذات, فاسق, فاجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מושחת, הולל‬


 
 
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