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The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.
Fisher Ames

Meaning of "licentiousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LICENTIOUSNESS

licentiousness  [laɪˈsɛnʃəsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LICENTIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Licentiousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LICENTIOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of licentiousness in the English dictionary

The definition of licentiousness in the dictionary is the quality of being licentious; permissiveness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LICENTIOUSNESS


cautiousness
ˈkɔːʃəsnɪs
conscientiousness
ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəsnɪs
contentiousness
kənˈtenʃəsnɪs
facetiousness
fəˈsiːʃəsnɪs
ferociousness
fəˈrəʊʃəsnɪs
graciousness
ˈɡreɪʃəsnɪs
infectiousness
ɪnˈfɛkʃəsnɪs
judiciousness
dʒuːˈdɪʃəsnɪs
pretentiousness
prɪˈtɛnʃəsnɪs
righteousness
ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
sagaciousness
səˈɡeɪʃəsnɪs
self-righteousness
ˌselfˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
semiconsciousness
ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəsnɪs
sententiousness
sɛnˈtɛnʃəsnɪs
spaciousness
ˈspeɪʃəsnɪs
suspiciousness
səsˈpɪʃəsnɪs
tendentiousness
tɛnˈdɛnʃəsnɪs
unconsciousness
ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnɪs
unrighteousness
ʌnˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
viciousness
ˈvɪʃəsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LICENTIOUSNESS

licence plate
licencer
licensable
license
license plate
licensed
licensed aircraft engineer
licensee
licenser
licensing
licensing agreement
licensing hours
licensor
licensure
licente
licentiate
licentiateship
licentious
licentiously
lich

WORDS THAT END LIKE LICENTIOUSNESS

biliousness
business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
seriousness
statelessness

Synonyms and antonyms of licentiousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LICENTIOUSNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «licentiousness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of licentiousness

Translation of «licentiousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LICENTIOUSNESS

Find out the translation of licentiousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of licentiousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «licentiousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放荡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libertinaje
570 millions of speakers

English

licentiousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुराचार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفجور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

распущенность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

licenciosidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

licentiousness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

licence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebencian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freizügigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放逸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방탕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Licentiousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự trụy lạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமவெறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनैतिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çapkınlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

licenziosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyuzdanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розбещеність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imoralitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακολασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

losbandigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

licentiousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tøylesløshet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of licentiousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LICENTIOUSNESS»

The term «licentiousness» is regularly used and occupies the 93.122 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LICENTIOUSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «licentiousness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «licentiousness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about licentiousness

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4 QUOTES WITH «LICENTIOUSNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word licentiousness.
1
Fisher Ames
The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.
2
Harriet Ann Jacobs
The slave girl is reared in an atmosphere of licentiousness and fear.
3
Jonathan Mayhew
There are men who strike at liberty under the term licentiousness.
4
James Q. Wilson
Without Liberty, Law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without Law, Liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LICENTIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of licentiousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to licentiousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fluff - A Modern Decameron of Lust and Licentiousness
A wild collection of startling, shocking, and somewhat revealing seductive pieces designed to entertain the weak of mind and heart . . . Or, liberally minded and romantic lost souls!
Charles Nuetzel, 2006
2
An Enquiry, Concerning the Liberty, and Licentiousness of ...
CONCERNING THE LIBERTY, AND LICENTIOUSNESS OF THE PRESS, AND THE UNCONTROULABLE NATURE OF THE HUMAN MIND: CONTAINING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RIGHT WHICH GOVERN- MENT HAVE TO CONTROUL ...
John Thomson (of New York.), 1801
3
The Concept of Liberty in the Age of the American Revolution
As a result, John Shebbeare thought, "dissolute Licentiousness ... is constantly mistaken" for liberty. Even worse. Peter Peckard mourned in a sermon delivered to Cambridge University, "oflate the terms Liberty and Licentiousness have by ...
John Phillip Reid, 1988
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Congressional serial set
Desertion and intemperance, by husband Desertion and licentiousness, by husband Desertion, by husband; licentiousness, by daug Desertion, by husband: licentiousness, by wile Desertion, by husband; lawlessness, by wite Dishonesty,  ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1909
5
The Rival Widows, Or, Fair Libertine (1735)
WHO was ever so absurd, as he would insinuate, as to assert, that the Immorality of the People, was wholly or immediately owing to the Licentiousness of the Stage? NO, all that is contended for is, that the People are made much more immoral ...
Cooper, Tiffany Potter, 2013
6
First Five Years of the Sabbath Reform, 1857-62
Liberty of conscience shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness," says the Constitution- True, says the Zeilunir ; but "by acts of licentiousness are manifestly meant cur toms in direct opposition to our social o\ &RT-pottjjamy, ...
New York Sabbath Committee, 1862
7
An Enquiry, Concerning the Liberty, and Licentiousness of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Thomson, 2010
8
Constitutional Free Speech Defined and Defended: In an ...
Provided that the liberty of conscience hereby granted shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State." Section 39 provides: "And whereas the ministers of the ...
Theodore Albert Schroeder, 2001
9
A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen
But, my lords, suppose it true, that the laws now in being are not sufficient for putting a check to, or preventing the licentiousness of the stage : suppose it absolutely necessary some new laws should be made for that purpose, yet it must be ...
George Godfrey Cunningham, 1853
10
Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor
1 1 Desertion and gambling, by husband 1 Desertion and intemperanee, by husband 3 9 Desertion and lioenuousness, by husband . . . . . . . 2 4 Desertion, by husband; liccntiousness, by daughter. . 1 1 Dmertlon, by husband; licentiousness , ...
United States. Dept. of Labor, United States. Bureau of Labor, 1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LICENTIOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term licentiousness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reader's view: Nation of licentiousness - Midland Daily News
Licentiousness means lacking in moral restraints. Our nation took a wrong turn back in the 1960s when we forgot the meaning of the word ... «Midland Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Letter: Supreme Court got gay marriage ruling right
... but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with ... «Hastings Star Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Thor's new political thriller predictable, in a good way
... control, murder for lots of reasons, secret societies bent on world domination and enough licentiousness to break the chaos and carnage. «Vail Daily News, Jul 15»
4
150 YEARS AGO: Lawmakers overlooked pay for militia in budget …
The Central Missourian would be a paper “to please everyone into whose hands it may chance to fall” that would “expose licentiousness in all ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Reflection: Union Avenue takes on the 'perfect' opera
It is the account of the licentiousness of a young, extraordinarily randy nobleman, whose successful seduction of hundreds if not more than a ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jul 15»
6
Gay Marriage & polygamy | Letter
One of the authors arguments against polygamy is that polygamy of one man and two women "validates male licentiousness and it subjugates ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
7
Don Polson: Dumping ground or shining hill
Only a fool would not acknowledge that liberty can be corrupted into licentiousness; and freedom, as I pointed out last week, can be misused to ... «Red Bluff Daily News, Jul 15»
8
2nd Opinion: Is God a bigot? Romans 1 & same-sex marriage
In a Roman world where there was more sexual licentiousness than we find even in our own culture, Christians were to live and handle their ... «Baptist Standard, Jul 15»
9
As Buhari Squanders N359bn Revenue from NLNG
Buhari is clearly encouraging licentiousness by these governors, most of whom are profligate and intellectually-bankrupt. They can't pay civil ... «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»
10
The Seer of Pakistan
... Manto—wrong-headedly—for exposing the licentiousness of the upper classes, others scorned him for dwelling indulgently on the subject, ... «Kashmir Images, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Licentiousness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/licentiousness>. Apr 2024 ».
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