Libertine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

unrestrained by convention or morality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪbɚtˌiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪbətˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪbətˌiːn/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɪbɚtˌiːn/.

Examples

Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
deplorably dissipated and degraded
riotous living

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissolute dissipated profligate riotous degenerate fast debauchee rounder debauched degraded

Parts of Speech

noun	a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
adjective	unrestrained by convention or morality “Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society”

Word Forms

libertine	adjective	unrestrained by convention or morality
debauch	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
degenerate	noun	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
dissoluteness	noun	indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
libertine	noun	a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
profligate	noun	a dissolute man in fashionable society
riot	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wüstling

eine ausschweifende Person; normalerweise ein Mann, der moralisch uneingeschränkt ist

🇫🇷French

libertin

une personne dissolue; généralement un homme moralement débridé

🇪🇸Spanish

libertino

una persona disoluta; generalmente un hombre que no tiene restricciones morales

🇮🇹Italian

libertino

una persona dissoluta; di solito un uomo moralmente sfrenato

🇳🇱Dutch

libertijn

een losbandig persoon; meestal een man die moreel ongeremd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

libertino

uma pessoa dissoluta; geralmente um homem que é moralmente desenfreado

🇷🇺Russian

распутник

распутный человек; обычно человек морально несдержанный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनैतिक

एक लम्पट व्यक्ति; आमतौर पर एक व्यक्ति जो नैतिक रूप से अनियंत्रित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাধীনতা

একটি দ্রবীভূত ব্যক্তি; সাধারণত একজন মানুষ যিনি নৈতিকভাবে সংযত

🇮🇳Tamil

சுதந்திரமான

ஒரு கரைந்த நபர்; பொதுவாக ஒழுக்க ரீதியில் கட்டுப்பாடற்ற ஒரு மனிதன்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వేచ్ఛాయుతమైన

కరిగిన వ్యక్తి; సాధారణంగా నైతికంగా నియంత్రణ లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वातंत्र्य

एक विरघळलेली व्यक्ती; सामान्यतः असा माणूस जो नैतिकदृष्ट्या अनियंत्रित असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વતંત્રતા

ઓગળેલા વ્યક્તિ; સામાન્ય રીતે એક માણસ જે નૈતિક રીતે અનિયંત્રિત હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರವಾದ

ಕರಗಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನೈತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം

ഒരു അലിഞ്ഞുപോയ വ്യക്തി; സാധാരണയായി ധാർമ്മികമായി നിയന്ത്രണമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਭੰਗ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜੋ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬੇਰੋਕ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آزادی

ایک تحلیل شخص؛ عام طور پر ایک آدمی جو اخلاقی طور پر بے لگام ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浪荡子

放荡的人；通常是一个道德上不受约束的人

🇯🇵Japanese

放縦な

自堕落な人。通常、道徳的に抑制のない男性

🇰🇷Korean

난봉꾼

방탕한 사람; 일반적으로 도덕적으로 제한되지 않은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người phóng khoáng

một người phóng đãng; thường là một người đàn ông không kiềm chế về mặt đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

เสรีนิยม

คนเสเพล; มักจะเป็นคนที่ไม่มีศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

jangak

orang yang tidak bermoral; biasanya seorang pria yang tidak terkendali secara moral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متحرر

شخص فاسق؛ عادة رجل غير مقيد أخلاقيا

🇮🇷Persian

آزاده

یک فرد منحل شده؛ معمولاً مردی که از نظر اخلاقی بی بند و بار است

🇹🇷Turkish

çapkın

ahlaksız bir kişi; genellikle ahlaki açıdan dizginlenmemiş bir adam

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּפקָר

אדם מופרך; בדרך כלל אדם חסר מעצורים מבחינה מוסרית

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