licentious

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laɪ.ˈsɛn.ʃəs/

Adjective

licentious (comparative more licentious, superlative most licentious)

1. Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
2. Disregarding accepted rules.

Derived terms

• licentiousness

Translations

lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct

• Danish: hæmningsløs, utøjlet, tøjlesløs
• Dutch: wellustig (nl), wulps (nl), licentieus
• Finnish: siveetön (fi), rietas, estoton (fi), epäsiveellinen, räävitön (fi), hillitön (fi)
• French: voluptueux (fr), leste (fr)
• German: hemmungslos (de), liederlich (de), zügellos (de), ausschweifend (de)
• Greek: ακόλαστος (el) (akólastos)

  Ancient: ἀσελγής (aselgḗs)

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• Hebrew: הוֹלֵל m (holél)
• Irish: ainrianta, drabhlásach
• Japanese: 猥褻な (わいせつ-な. waisetsu-na)
• Latin: licens
• Russian: безнра́вственный (ru) (beznrávstvennyj), распу́щенный (ru) (raspúščennyj), развра́тный (ru) (razvrátnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: preslobodan m, raspušten (sh)

disregard for accepted rules

• Danish: oprørsk, egenrådig
• Dutch: non-conformistisch, vrijgevochten (nl)
• Finnish: vallaton (fi), pidäkkeetön, estoton (fi), räävitön (fi), hillitön (fi)
• French: licencieux (fr)
• German: lasterhaft (de), regellos, unorthodox, ungehörig, willkürlich (de)
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• Greek: ελευθέριος (el) (elefthérios)
• Irish: ainrianta
• Japanese: 破格の (はかく-の, hakaku-no)
• Russian: во́льный (ru) (vólʹnyj)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} losbandig (nl)
• German: ^{(please verify)} ausschweifend (de)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} licenzioso (it)
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• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 방자한
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} licentiosus
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} licencioso

See also

• incontinent