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Wanton Very Common

Wanton has 12 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

lewd or lascivious woman

2

A pampered or coddled person.

Verb
1

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

2

indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

3

spend wastefully

"wanton one's money away"

4

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

5

engage in amorous play

6

behave extremely cruelly and brutally

7

To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

Adjective
1

occurring without motivation or provocation

"motiveless malignity"

"unprovoked and dastardly attack"

2

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

"her easy virtue"

"he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"

"wanton behavior"

3

Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

Example Sentences
"wanton one's money away" verb
"motiveless malignity" adjective
"unprovoked and dastardly attack" adjective
"her easy virtue" adjective
"he was told to avoid loose (or light) women" adjective
"wanton behavior" adjective
See Also
lascivious riot wantonry rakehell hellraiser immoral riggish fillock
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sensualist spend live consume chat up act
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
light-o'-love
Rhyming Words
ton eton ston niton piton anton riton luton jeton myton eaton seton axton upton eston orton auton moton baton acton
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