Wantonness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

the quality of being lewd and lascivious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔntənnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒntənnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒntənnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɔntənnəs/.

Examples

she danced with abandon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abandon licentiousness unconstraint

Parts of Speech

noun	the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry “she danced with abandon”
noun	the quality of being lewd and lascivious

Word Forms

wanton	adjective	occurring without motivation or provocation; ; - F.D.Roosevelt
licentious	adjective	lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mutwilligkeit

das Merkmal mangelnder Zurückhaltung oder Kontrolle; rücksichtslose Freiheit von Hemmungen oder Sorgen

🇫🇷French

libertinage

le trait de manque de retenue ou de contrôle ; absence imprudente d'inhibition ou d'inquiétude

🇪🇸Spanish

desenfreno

el rasgo de falta de moderación o control; libertad imprudente de inhibición o preocupación

🇮🇹Italian

sfrenatezza

la caratteristica di mancanza di moderazione o controllo; libertà sconsiderata dall’inibizione o dalla preoccupazione

🇳🇱Dutch

baldadigheid

de eigenschap van het ontbreken van terughoudendheid of controle; roekeloze vrijheid van remming of zorgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

devassidão

a característica de falta de restrição ou controle; liberdade imprudente de inibição ou preocupação

🇷🇺Russian

распутство

черта отсутствия сдержанности или контроля; безрассудная свобода от торможения или беспокойства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊधम

संयम या नियंत्रण की कमी का गुण; अवरोध या चिंता से लापरवाह मुक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

সংযম বা নিয়ন্ত্রণের অভাবের বৈশিষ্ট্য; বাধা বা উদ্বেগ থেকে বেপরোয়া স্বাধীনতা

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவையற்ற தன்மை

கட்டுப்பாடு அல்லது கட்டுப்பாடு இல்லாத பண்பு; தடுப்பு அல்லது கவலையிலிருந்து பொறுப்பற்ற சுதந்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవ్యక్తత

నిగ్రహం లేదా నియంత్రణ లేని లక్షణం; నిరోధం లేదా ఆందోళన నుండి నిర్లక్ష్య స్వేచ్ఛ

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीनता

संयम किंवा नियंत्रण नसण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य; प्रतिबंध किंवा काळजी पासून बेपर्वा स्वातंत्र्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્યતા

સંયમ અથવા નિયંત્રણના અભાવનું લક્ષણ; નિષેધ અથવા ચિંતાથી અવિચારી સ્વતંત્રતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪೇಕ್ಷೆ

ಸಂಯಮ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣದ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ; ಪ್ರತಿಬಂಧ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಂತೆಯಿಂದ ಅಜಾಗರೂಕ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഗ്രഹം

നിയന്ത്രണമോ നിയന്ത്രണമോ ഇല്ലാത്ത സ്വഭാവം; തടസ്സത്തിൽ നിന്നോ ഉത്കണ്ഠയിൽ നിന്നോ അശ്രദ്ധമായ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਸੰਜਮ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ; ਰੋਕ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ ਦੀ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

تحمل یا کنٹرول کی کمی کی خصوصیت؛ روک تھام یا فکر سے لاپرواہ آزادی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肆意

缺乏克制或控制的特质；不受抑制或忧虑的鲁莽自由

🇯🇵Japanese

不条理

抑制や制御が欠けているという特徴。抑制や心配からの無謀な自由

🇰🇷Korean

무질서

자제력이나 통제력이 부족한 특성; 억제나 걱정으로부터의 무모한 자유

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phóng túng

đặc điểm thiếu kiềm chế hoặc kiểm soát; tự do liều lĩnh khỏi sự ức chế hoặc lo lắng

🇹🇭Thai

ความป่าเถื่อน

ลักษณะขาดความยับยั้งชั่งใจหรือการควบคุม เป็นอิสระจากการยับยั้งหรือกังวลโดยประมาท

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecerobohan

sifat kurang pengendalian atau kendali; kebebasan sembrono dari hambatan atau kekhawatiran

🇵🇭Filipino

kahalayan

ang katangian ng kawalan ng pagpigil o kontrol; walang ingat na kalayaan mula sa pagsugpo o pag-aalala

🇲🇾Malay

kebencian

sifat kurang kekangan atau kawalan; kebebasan melulu daripada perencatan atau kebimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستهتار

سمة الافتقار إلى ضبط النفس أو السيطرة؛ التحرر المتهور من التثبيط أو القلق

🇮🇷Persian

خواستگاری

ویژگی عدم محدودیت یا کنترل؛ آزادی بی پروا از بازداری یا نگرانی

🇹🇷Turkish

art niyet

kısıtlama veya kontrolden yoksun olma özelliği; engelleme veya endişeden pervasız özgürlük

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶפקֵרוּת

התכונה של חוסר איפוק או שליטה; חופש פזיז מעכבות או דאגה

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The primary meaning of 'wantonness' is 'the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry'.

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