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View usage for: (lɪbəʳtiːn) Word forms: plural libertinescountable nounIf you refer to someone as a libertine, you mean that they are sexually immoral and do not care about the effect their behaviour has on other people. [literary, disapproval] ...a self-confessed coward, libertine, and scoundrel. Synonyms: reprobate, seducer, profligate, womanizer More Synonyms of libertine More Synonyms of libertine libertine in British English (ˈlɪbəˌtiːn, -ˌtaɪn) noun1. a morally dissolute person Derived forms libertinage (ˈliberˌtinage) or libertinism (ˈlibertinˌism) noun Word origin C14 (in the sense: freedman, dissolute person): from Latin lībertīnus freedman, from lībertus freed, from līber free libertine in American English (ˈlɪbərˌtin; ˈlɪbərtɪn) noun1. in ancient Rome, a person who had been freed from slavery 2. a person, esp. a man, who leads an unrestrained, sexually immoral life; rake adjective4. morally unrestrained; licentious Derived forms libertinism (ˈliberˌtinˌism) noun or ˈliberˌtinage Word origin ME libertyn < L libertinus < libertus, freedman < liber, free: see liberal; (sense 2) prob. via Fr libertinExamples of 'libertine' in a sentencelibertine Definition a person who is promiscuous and unscrupulous a self-confessed coward, libertine and scoundrel Synonyms seducer swinger (slang) roué sensualist voluptuary debauchee lech or letch (informal) loose liver Definition promiscuous and unscrupulous He was free to explore a libertine lifestyle. Synonyms abandoned voluptuous rakish Additional synonymsSynonyms depraved, corrupt, dissipated, wicked, sinful, wanton, profligate, debauched, dissolute, reprobateDefinition morally depraved the flamboyant and morally corrupt court of Charles the Second Synonyms depraved, abandoned, vicious, degenerate, debased, demoralized, profligate, dishonoured, defiled, dissoluteDefinition immoral; sexually corrupt a debauched circus performer in nineteenth-century Poland Synonyms corrupt, abandoned, perverted, degraded, degenerate, immoral, dissipated, sleazy, depraved, wanton, debased, profligate, dissolute, licentious, pervy (slang) - liberation
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Additional synonymsthe excesses of their decadent rock `n' roll lifestyles Synonyms degenerate, abandoned, corrupt, degraded, immoral, self-indulgent, depraved, debased, debauched, dissoluteDefinition having deteriorated to a lower mental, moral, or physical level the degenerate attitudes he found among some of his fellow officers Synonyms depraved, base, corrupt, fallen, low, perverted, degraded, degenerated, immoral, decadent, debased, debauched, dissolute, pervy (slang) Definition morally bad It has been condemned as the most depraved film of its kind. Synonyms corrupt, abandoned, perverted, evil, vicious, degraded, vile, degenerate, immoral, wicked, shameless, sinful, lewd, debased, profligate, debauched, lascivious, dissolute, licentious, pervy (slang) Definition leading an immoral life She regretted her dissolute life. Synonyms corrupt, wild, abandoned, loose (old-fashioned), vicious, degenerate, immoral, lax, dissipated, lewd, depraved, wanton, unrestrained, profligate, debauched, rakish, libertine, licentiousDefinition sexually depraved or promiscuous It is immoral to persist with a system that impoverishes so many people. Synonyms wicked, bad, wrong, abandoned, evil, corrupt, vicious, obscene, indecent, vile, degenerate, dishonest, sinful, unethical, lewd, depraved, impure, debauched, unprincipled, nefarious, dissolute, iniquitous, reprobateHe's just a pathetic little lecher. Synonyms womanizer, seducer, rake, Don Juan, wanton, profligate, Casanova, libertine, dirty old man (slang), satyr, roué, sensualist, fornicator, wolf (informal), goat (informal), debauchee, lech or letch (informal) Definition sexually unrestrained or promiscuous alarming stories of licentious behaviour Synonyms promiscuous, immoral, lewd, debauched, abandoned, sensual, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, wanton, profligate, impure, lascivious, lustful, dissolute, libertine, libidinous, lubricious (literary), uncurbed Definition a profligate person He was a profligate and a pornographer. Synonyms degenerate, rake, dissipater, swinger (slang), libertine, reprobate, roué, debaucheeDefinition shamelessly immoral setting his usual profligate and rakish example to society Synonyms depraved, degenerate, immoral, wild, abandoned, loose (old-fashioned), corrupt, dissipated, wicked, promiscuous, shameless, wanton, debauched, unprincipled, dissolute, iniquitous, libertine, vitiated, licentiousDefinition an immoral man As a young man I was a rake. Synonyms libertine, playboy, swinger (slang), profligate, lecher, roué, sensualist, voluptuary, debauchee, rakehell (archaic), dissolute man, lech or letch (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition (of a woman) sexually unrestrained or immodest His eldest son was a wanton youth and a disappointment to him. Synonyms promiscuous, immoral, shameless, licentious, fast, wild, abandoned, loose (old-fashioned), dissipated, lewd, profligate, debauched, lustful, lecherous, dissolute, libertine, libidinous, of easy virtue, unchaste, rakishDefinition a man who has casual affairs with many women He had a reputation as a womanizer and gambler. Synonyms philanderer, wolf (informal), seducer, Don Juan, Casanova, Lothario, lecher, lady-killer, lech or letch (informal) |