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libertino — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • debauched adj Given over to excessive pleasure-seeking — heavy drinking, drugs, or sex — in a way seen as morally corrupt.
  • lecher noun A man who pursues sex in an excessive, sleazy way.
  • lecherous adj Showing an excessive, distasteful sexual appetite.
  • libertine noun A person, especially a man, who ignores conventional moral standards and pursues pleasure freely.
  • licentious adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.

Senses

libertino is used for these senses in English:

  • debauched Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.
  • lecher A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
  • lecherous Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
  • libertine Dissolute, licentious, profligate; loose in morals.
  • libertine One who is freethinking in religious matters.
  • libertine Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.
  • licentious Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.

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