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licentious

 
Dictionary: li·cen·tious   (lī-sĕn'shəs) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct.
  2. Having no regard for accepted rules or standards.

[Latin licentiōsus, from licentia, freedom, license. See license.]

licentiously li·cen'tious·ly adv.
licentiousness li·cen'tious·ness n.
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Antonyms: licentious
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adj

Definition: immoral, uncontrolled
Antonyms: chaste, controlled, good, innocent, moral, virtuous


 
Philosophy Dictionary: licentious
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In contrast with the person suffering from akrasia, who feels the conflict yet succumbs to temptation, the licentious person is supposed to feel no conflict at all between low desire and the promptings of a better self or a higher reason. The latter voice is completely silent. It is thus more fun being licentious than being akratic.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tøjlesløs, udsvævende

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijgevochten, losbandig, lichtzinnig, zedeloos

Français (French)
adj. - licencieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ausschweifend, zügellos, (allzu) frei

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελευθεριάζων, ακόλαστος

Italiano (Italian)
licenzioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - licencioso, libertino

Русский (Russian)
распущенный, не считающийся с правилами

Español (Spanish)
adj. - licencioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tygellös, lössläppt, utsvävande, fräck, självsvåldig, (alltför) fri (om stil o.d.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
放肆的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 放肆的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 음탕한, 부도덕한 , 파격의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 放蕩な, みだらな, 気ままな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فاسق, متحرر, غير ملتزم بالقواعد الصارمه أو مغفل لها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-רסן, פרוץ, מופקר‬


 
 
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