wanton

wanton: wanton [wänt′'n]

adj.

[ME wantowen, var. of wantogen, wanton, irregular < OE wan-, used as negative prefix < wan, lacking, deficient (see WANE) + togen, pp. of teon, to draw, educate, bring up (see TOW¹)]

1. Obs. undisciplined; unmanageable [a wanton child]

2.

a) sexually loose or unrestrained [a wanton woman]

b) Old Poet. frisky; playful; frolicsome

c) Old Poet. capricious; unrestrained [wanton winds]

3. senseless, unprovoked, unjustifiable, or deliberately malicious [wanton cruelty, a wanton insult]

4. recklessly or arrogantly ignoring justice, decency, morality, etc. [wanton disregard of human rights]

5.

a) Now Rare luxuriant: said of vegetation, etc.

b) lavish, luxurious, or extravagant: said of speech, dress, etc.

n.

a wanton person or thing; esp., a sexually loose or unrestrained woman

vi.

to be wanton in behavior, action, manner, etc.

vt.

to waste carelessly or in luxurious pleasures

wantonly

adv.

wantonness

n.

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Synonyms:

Wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, free, Revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper / Luxuriant, exuberant, abounding, rank, rampant, overgrown, Luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover / Sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airy, skittish, Toy, trifle, play, sport, dally amorously / Dissolute, licentious, irregular, loose / Incontinent, prurient, lustful, lewd, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loose / Reckless, heedless, careless, inconsiderate, needless, groundless, gratuitous, wilful, Lewd person

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wanton — wan·ton / wänt ən, wȯnt / adj: manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known: characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm a wanton act by such… … Law dictionary
Wanton — Wan ton, a. [OE. wantoun, contr. from wantowen; pref. wan wanting (see {Wane}, v. i.), hence expressing negation + towen, p. p., AS. togen, p. p. of te[ o]n to draw, to educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See {Tug}, v. t.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wanton — may refer to:* Joseph Wanton Morrison (1783 1826), British soldier * Wanton noodle, a Cantonese noodle dishPeople with the surname Wanton:* George H. Wanton (1868 1940), Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army * Joseph Wanton (1705 1780),… … Wikipedia
wanton — [adj1] extravagant, lustful abandoned, fast*, lax, lewd, libertine, libidinous, licentious, outrageous, profligate, promiscuous, shameless, speedy*, unprincipled, unscrupulous, wayward, X rated*; concepts 372,401,545 Ant. clean, decent, moral,… … New thesaurus
Wanton — Wan ton, n. 1. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; used rarely as a term of endearment. [1913 Webster] I am afeard you make a wanton of me. Shak. [1913 Webster] Peace, my wantons; he will do More than you can aim unto. B. Jonson. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wanton — Wan ton, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wantoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wantoning}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic. [1913 Webster] Nature here wantoned as in her prime. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wanton — Wan ton, v. t. To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wanton — 1 *licentious, libertine, lewd, lustful, lascivious, libidinous, lecherous Analogous words: *immoral, unmoral, amoral: *abandoned, profligate, dissolute, reprobate Antonyms: chaste Contrasted words: pure, modest, decent (see CHASTE): virtuous, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wanton — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. 2) sexually immodest or promiscuous. 3) literary growing profusely; luxuriant. ► NOUN archaic ▪ a sexually immodest or promiscuous woman. DERIVATIVES wantonly adverb … English terms dictionary
wanton — Reckless, heedless, malicious; characterized by extreme recklessness or foolhardiness; recklessly disregardful of the rights or safety of others or of consequences. In re Wegner, C.C.A.I11., 88 F.2d 899, 902. Means undisciplined, unruly, marked… … Black's law dictionary

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