sexually unrestrained or promiscuous showing disregard for convention
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
li•cen•tious /laɪˈsɛnʃəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
li•cen•tious•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- sexually uncontrolled;
lascivious;
lewd.
li•cen•tious•ness, n. [uncountable]
li•cen•tious
(lī sen′shəs),USA pronunciation adj.
li•cen′tious•ly, adv.
li•cen′tious•ness, n.
- sexually unrestrained;
lascivious;
libertine;
lewd. - unrestrained by law or general morality;
lawless;
immoral. - going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits;
disregarding rules.
- Latin licentiōsus unrestrained. See license, -ous
- 1525–35
li•cen′tious•ness, n.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abandoned, profligate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lawful.
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