adj
licentious
Licentious (adj) means behaving with no self-control, especially in sexual matters, and ignoring normal standards.
adj
1
Behaving with no self-control, especially in sexual matters, and ignoring normal standards.
"His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them."
— Norman Lindsay, Redheap (1930)
2
Ignoring rules that are generally accepted.
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Etymology
Taken from Latin licentiōsus, which came from licentia ("license, freedom").
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What is the meaning of licentious?
"licentious" (adj) means behaving with no self-control, especially in sexual matters, and ignoring normal standards.
What is the opposite of licentious?
Opposites of "licentious" include ascetic, proper, temperate, strict, rigid.
What are the different meanings of licentious?
"licentious" has 2 main meanings: 1. Behaving with no self-control, especially in sexual matters, and ignoring normal standards; 2. Ignoring rules that are generally accepted.
