wan·ton (w n t n)adj. 1. Immoral or unchaste; lewd. 2. a. Gratuitously cruel; merciless. b. Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust: wanton destruction. 3. Unrestrainedly excessive: wanton extravagance; wanton depletion of oil reserves. 4. Luxuriant; overabundant: wanton tresses. 5. Frolicsome; playful. 6. Undisciplined; spoiled. 7. Obsolete Rebellious; refractory. v. wan·toned, wan·ton·ing, wan·tons v.intr. To act, grow, or move in a wanton manner; be wanton. v.tr. To waste or squander extravagantly. n. 1. One who is immoral, lewd, or licentious. 2. One that is playful or frolicsome. 3. One that is undisciplined or spoiled. [Middle English wantowen : wan-, not, lacking (from Old English; see eu - in Indo-European roots) + towen, past participle of teen, to bring up (from Old English t on, to lead, draw; see deuk- in Indo-European roots).]wan ton·ly adv.wan ton·ness n. |
wanton [ˈwɒntən]
adj
1. dissolute, licentious, or immoral
2. without motive, provocation, or justification wanton destruction
3. maliciously and unnecessarily cruel or destructive
4. unrestrained wanton spending
5. Archaic or poetic playful or capricious
6. Archaic (of vegetation, etc.) luxuriant or superabundant
n
1. a licentious person, esp a woman
2. a playful or capricious person
vb
1. (intr) to behave in a wanton manner
2. (tr) to squander or waste
[C13 wantowen (in the obsolete sense: unmanageable, unruly): from wan- (prefix equivalent to un-1; related to Old English wanian to wane) + -towen, from Old English togen brought up, from tēon to bring up]
wantonly adv
wantonness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  wanton - lewd or lascivious woman sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality light-o'-love, light-of-love - a woman inconstant in love |
| Verb | 1. |  wanton - waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently |
| 2. |  wanton - indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of lifelive - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" | |
| 3. |  wanton - spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" | |
| 4. | wanton - become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously | |
| 5. | wanton - engage in amorous play | |
| 6. | wanton - behave extremely cruelly and brutally | |
| Adj. | 1. |  wanton - occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Rooseveltunmotivated - without motivation |
| 2. |  wanton - casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"unchaste - not chaste; "unchaste conduct" |
wanton
adjective
1. wilful, needless, senseless, unjustified, willed, evil, cruel, vicious, deliberate, arbitrary, malicious, wicked, purposeful, gratuitous, malevolent, spiteful, unprovoked, groundless, unjustifiable, uncalled-for, motiveless the unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment
wilful called-for, justified, provoked, motivated, warranted, legitimate, excusable
wilful called-for, justified, provoked, motivated, warranted, legitimate, excusable
2. promiscuous, immoral, shameless, licentious, fast, wild, abandoned, loose, dissipated, lewd, profligate, debauched, lustful, lecherous, dissolute, libertine, libidinous, of easy virtue, unchaste Women behaving with the same sexual freedom as men are considered wanton.
promiscuous Victorian, rigid, stuffy, prim, puritanical, prudish, strait-laced, priggish, overmodest
promiscuous Victorian, rigid, stuffy, prim, puritanical, prudish, strait-laced, priggish, overmodest
Translations
wanton [ˈwɒntən] ADJ
1. (= wilful, gratuitous) [neglect] → displicente; [destruction] → sin sentido, gratuito; [violence] → gratuito
3. (= unrestrained) [spending] → desenfrenado
wanton
adj
(= licentious) life → liederlich; behaviour, woman, pleasures → schamlos; looks, thoughts → lüstern; Cupid, that wanton boy (liter) → Amor, dieser kleine Lüstling
(= wilful) cruelty, destruction → mutwillig; disregard, negligence → sträflich, völlig unverantwortlich; waste → sträflich, kriminell (inf); to spend money with wanton extravagance → Geld mit sträflichem Leichtsinn ausgeben; decorated with wanton extravagance → üppig und verschwenderisch eingerichtet
n (old: = immoral woman) → Dirne f
wanton [ˈwɒntən] adj (wilful) → gratuito/a, ingiustificato/a; (shameless, woman) → scostumato/a
wanton [ˈwɒntən] adj (wilful) → gratuito/a, ingiustificato/a; (shameless, woman) → scostumato/a
wanton [ˈwɒntən] adj (wilful) → gratuito/a, ingiustificato/a; (shameless, woman) → scostumato/a
adj wanton [ˈwontən]
1 without reason; motiveless wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property. roekeloos, moedswillig طائِش، مُتَهَوِّر،جائِر، لا مُبَرِّر لَه безпричинен svévolný formålsløs mutwillig αναίτιος, κακόβουλος sin motivo, injustificado; gratuito põhjendamatu بي دليل mielivaltainen gratuit זְדוֹנִי चंचल besciljan, samovoljan értelmetlen tanpa alasan ástæðulaus gratuito, arbitrario 勝手気ままな 부당한, 주제넘은 beprasmiškas, nesuprantamas neprātīgs; bezjēdzīgs; bezatbildīgs sewenang-wenangnya moedwillig formålsløs, umotivert bezsensowny injustificado nejustificat; fără motiv бессмысленный svojvoľný, bezdôvodný objesten nepotreban meningslös, omotiverad ซึ่งไม่มีเหตุผลหรือเป้าหมาย nedensiz 無理的，蠻橫地 безпричинний; свавільний بے وجہ ngang ngạnh 无理的
2 (of a person) immoral wanton young women. baldadig لَعوب، داعِر، لا أخْلاقي покварен nepočestný hensynsløs liederlich ανήθικος libertino, desvergonzado kergemeelne نانجيب kevytmielinen dévergondé מוּפקָר nemoralan ledér tak bermoral lostafullur, léttúðugur scostumato みだらな 부도덕한 pasileidęs, ištvirkęs izlaidīgs; netikls perempuan gasang lichtzinnig uanstendig, lettsindig rozwiązły, swawolny devasso imoral распутный nerestný, nemravný razuzdan nemoralan lättsinnig ซึ่งไร้ศีลธรรม; ซึ่งมัวเมาในตัณหาราคะ ahlâksız 淫蕩的 розбещений, розпусний بد کار phóng đãng 淫荡的
adv wantonly
baldadig بصورةٍ جائِرَه، بصورةٍ داعِرَه необуздано svévolně formålsløst; hensynsløst mutwillig ανήθικα, αναίτια libertinamente, desvergonzadamente hoolimatult نانجيبانه hillittömästi gratuitement בְּהֶפקֵרוּת अनियंत्रित ढंग से nemoralno féktelenül; alaptalanul; erkölcstelenül secara tak bermoral að ástæðulausu gratuitamente 気まぐれに 까닭 없이, 악의 없이 beprasmiškai neprātīgi; bezjēdzīgi; izlaidīgi dengan sewenang-wenangnya moedwillig, lichtzinnig uanstendig, lettsindig; umotivert bezsensownie devassamente fără motiv; în mod absurd бессмысленно zbytočne, svojvoľne objestno nemoralno av okynne, omotiverat, lättsinnigt โดยมัวเมาในเรื่องทางเพศ; โดยหมกมุ่นกับกามตัณหา; อย่างมัวเมาในตัณหาราคะ ahlâksızca 放肆地 безпричинно شوخی سے một cách lố lăng 放肆地
n wantonness
baldadigheid دَعارَه، عَبَث، جَوْر، تَهَوُّر необузадност zlovolnost formålsløshed; hensynsløshed der Mutwille ανηθικότητα, κακοβουλία gratuidad; libertinaje hoolimatus نانجيبي holtittomuus gratuité הֶפקֵרוּת अनुशासनहीनता nemoral fékezhetetlenség; könnyelműség; erkölcstelenség kejahatan tilefnisleysi gratuità, sregolatezza 気ままなこと 음란 beprasmiškumas, palaidumas neprāts; bezjēdzība; bezatbildība; izlaidība tidak bertanggungjawab moedwil, lichtzinnigheid formålsløshet; lettsindighet bezsens devassidão absurditate шаловливость;распутство svojvoľnosť objestnost nemoralnost meningslöshet, lättsinnighet ความมัวเมาในเรื่องทางเพศ; ความหมกมุ่นกับกามตัณหา; ความมัวเมาในตัณหาราคะ ahlâksızlık 放肆，嬉戲 безпричинність بد کاری sự lố lăng 放肆，嬉戏
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