Australian English Meaning of wanton

wanton

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Definitions and Meaning of wanton in English

Wordnet

wanton (n)

lewd or lascivious woman

Wordnet

wanton (v)

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

spend wastefully

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

engage in amorous play

behave extremely cruelly and brutally

Wordnet

wanton (s)

occurring without motivation or provocation

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

Webster

wanton (v. t.)

Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive.

Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute.

Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.

Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief.

To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness.

Webster

wanton (n.)

A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment.

One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.

A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman.

Webster

wanton (v. i.)

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

To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously.

FAQs About the word wanton

wanton

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wantless => unwilling, wanting => wanting, wanter => wanter, wanted poster => Wanted poster, wanted notice => Wanted notice,