licentious (Meaning)
licentious (s)
lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
licentious (a.)
Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press.
Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life.
Synonyms & Antonyms of licentious
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hot, lustful, lascivious,passionate, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, immoral, wanton, satyric
celibate, pure, pure, monastic, chaste, modest, monastic, immaculate,virtuous, frigid
The licentious behavior of the nobility scandalized the conservative society of the era.
His licentious lifestyle, filled with debauchery and excess, eventually led to his downfall.
The novel depicted a world of licentiousness, where morality was often cast aside in pursuit of pleasure.
Despite warnings from his peers, he continued down the path of licentious indulgence.
