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wantonness
" Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness."
Henry Fielding

Meaning of "wantonness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF WANTONNESS

ˈwɒntənnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WANTONNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wantonness 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 WANTONNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Incontinence (philosophy)

Incontinence is often used by philosophers to translate the Greek term Akrasia. Used to refer to a lacking in moderation or self-control, especially related to sexual desire' incontinence may also be called wantonness.

Definition of wantonness in the English dictionary

The definition of wantonness in the dictionary is the quality of being without motive, provocation, or justification. Other definition of wantonness is the quality of being dissolute, licentious, or immoral.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WANTONNESS

barrenness · commonness · evenness · fineness · genuineness · greenness · leanness · meanness · oneness · openness · outspokenness · plainness · proneness · rottenness · sternness · stubbornness · suddenness · sullenness · thinness · unevenness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WANTONNESS

want · want ad · want in · want knap · want out · wantage · wantaway · wanted · wanted list · wanted notice · wanter · wanthill · wanthriven · wanting · wanton · wantoner · wantonize · wantonly · wanty · wanwordy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WANTONNESS

betweenness · brazenness · brokenness · brownness · business · drunkenness · dunness · foreignness · givenness · goldenness · Guinness · hiddenness · humanness · keenness · McGuinness · oftenness · soddenness · tyranness · uncertainness · uncleanness · vainness

Synonyms and antonyms of wantonness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wantonness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WANTONNESS

Find out the translation of wantonness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wantonness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wantonness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

放荡
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

desenfreno
570 millions of speakers
en

English

wantonness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

शोखी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

همجية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

распутство
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

wantonness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

চপলতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

libertinage
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Keghairahan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Liederlichkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

気まぐれ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

wantonness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kekarepan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nô đùa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுப்பின்மை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रियपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

art niyet
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

inutilità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

swawoli
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

розпуста
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

frivolitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακολασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongebondenheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lätts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skamløshet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wantonness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WANTONNESS»

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «WANTONNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wantonness.
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Johann Arndt
It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities.
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Henry Fielding
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANTONNESS»

Discover the use of wantonness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wantonness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
(from fir, prep, and »i*t, fo piny), enjoyment, felicity, sport, pastime, amorous dalliance, wantonness. ftmt*!*, a. (from ft, prep, and «t*r, to play), sporting, dal. lying. fti*t*i9t?nf, a. (from ft<nt*», pastime, and Vt?*, doing), sporting, playing, dallying, ...
William Carey, 1825
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British Drama 1533-1642: A Catalogue: Volume II: 1567-1589
A TENANT of Greediness's, an old married man, resident there forty years, now evicted to make way for No Good Neighbourhood wANToNNEss, a maid, 14 years old; later Wastefulness's wife; also called Wilful Wanton; assumes the name ...
Martin Wiggins, Catherine Richardson, 2012
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The Whole Works of the Rev. John Lightfoot: Master of ...
What profit does all our fooling and wantonness bring ? " What fruit had ye in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed ?" A serious Christian is bettered by his holy employment : a gamesome wanton, what is he bettered, when his ...
John Lightfoot, John Rogers Pitman, 1822
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The Journal of sacred literature
Of wantonness, in the ordinary acceptation of the word, they may have been guilty or they may not. Probably they were not, at least, not guilty of known and open wantonness. Their conduct may have been spoken of as wantonness, (a word of ...
‎1854
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A Thesaurus of Old English: Index
01 Wantonness, sensuality, lasciviousness gallie02.03.03.06.01 Peoples of France gallisc 02. 03.03.06.0 1 Peoples of France galluc 02.07.03.03.01 Wood ( as substance); 02.07. 1 1 Plants/flowers (alphabetical order) galmod 12.08.07.0 1.01 ...
Jane Roberts, Christian Kay, Lynne Grundy, 2000
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The high-kilted muse: Peter Buchan and his Secret songs of ...
Then out it speaks the millar's lass, i thank you for your gentleness, i think, says she i well may pass, To cure you o' your wantonness. 3. The first and night he wi' her lay, i thank you for your gentleness, [ i.e., 'firsten'] he gain'd her love nine ...
Murray Shoolbraid, 2010
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Five anonymous plays
Wantonness. What, Master Honest Recreation, I pray you draw near. Idleness. Nay, I pray you come hither; come, I pray ye. Wantonness. I come. Idleness. Nay, but in any wise hide your belly. Wantonness. It is a child of your getting. Idleness.
John Stephen Farmer, 1575
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A Treatise on Good Works:
Therefore I allow everyone to choose his day, food and quantity for fasting, as h will, on condition that he do not stop with that, but have regard to his flesh; let hir put upon it fasting, watching and labor according to its lust and wantonness, and n ...
Martin Luther, 2014
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Basic Tort Law: Cases, Statutes, and Problems
him, support a finding of wantonness on the part of U.S. Steel, and, thus, that summary judgment was inappropriate. Admittedly, if all trespassers are to be treated equally, and if we agree that the conduct of U.S. Steel amounted to wantonness, ...
Arthur Best, David W. Barnes, 2007
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The History of the works of the learned; or, An impartial ...
300 %tyt J&Olttg Of tf)t L E A R. N E D, The Second kind of Wantonness condemn' d by our Author is that which is oppos'd to Chastity, a Degree worse than the former, because conicident with Lafciviousness, an inlet to Un- cleanness, the very ...
‎1700

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WANTONNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wantonness is used in the context of the following news items.
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LAFF Review: Retro Rockabilly Flick 'What Lola Wants' Starring …
Per the writing, the actual plot and structure work for the most part, going for a "Bonnie and Clyde" style youthful wantonness thing. Lowe and Knapp are certainly ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»
2
'Set Fire to the Stars' review: Dylan Thomas in America, entertaining …
... John Malcolm Brinnin (Elijah Wood), ragged with bouts of drunkenness interrupting episodes of randiness and wantonness. Brinnin's academic overlords are ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Martin Luther's pro-sex shocker: “Does the pope set up laws? Let …
Worse than wantonness, it was the work of the Devil, Luther argued, for it increased sin, shame, and scandal without end. Prohibiting prelates from marital bliss ... «Salon, May 15»
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UPDATE: Sparkman Middle School rape 'bait' case heard in …
Artrip said the plaintiff can already sue for wantonness and neglect, however, they want to press for Title IX and civil rights violations as well, in order to present ... «whnt.com, May 15»
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Fareed Zakaria: Even Conrad Black Troubled by US Justice System
... addiction to consumer debt, the United States pays a heavy price for an ethos afflicted by wantonness, waste and official human indifference," Black continued. «Newsmax, May 15»
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The Country Wife brings wit and wantonness to Willamette …
The Country Wife was written by William Wycherly in London in 1675, the period known as the British Restoration. It was a period of decadence and ... «WilliametteLive.com, Apr 15»
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What happened to the rights of the accused in America?
In tens of millions of undervalued human lives . . . the United States pays a heavy price for an ethos afflicted by wantonness, waste and official human ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Angry Christian rails against godless society — and this atheist's …
Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association responded, “Well, if you're going to wantonness and debauchery, you might as well travel first class.”. «Raw Story, Feb 15»
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Salt Lake City Council to hear updates, solutions for future of …
It's one that verges on the edge of wantonness, lawlessness…” -Scott Howell, co-chair of Pioneer Park Coalition. The coalition is a nonprofit, aimed in part at ... «fox13now.com, Jan 15»
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“Hey” is a love ballad, done Pixies-style
gleefully combined with profanity (Francis' favorite word, “whore,” shows up four times), and guttural grunts expelled with more than a little wantonness. «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Dec 14»
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