wantonness Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
abandon; unconstraint.
- she danced with abandon
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noun the quality of being lewd and lascivious
licentiousness.
WordNet
Wan"ton*ness noun
Definitions
The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness. Gower.The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness. Eikon Basilike.
Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for wantonness. Shak.
