libertine
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- adjective
- /ˈlɪbərˌtiːn/
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libertino
- In the lively discussion, he expressed his libertine views on love and relationships.
Many people are used to the sort of lying, cheating, sort of libertine kind of narcissist.
- Many people are used to the sort of lying, cheating, sort of libertine kind of narcissist.
Examples
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The film portrayed a libertine lifestyle that challenged conventional beliefs about romance and fidelity.
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Like you, and probably everyone else here, I come from that libertine perspective which values freedom of expression above all.
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And I think the problem with, I think that there has been a massive swing much too far in the like libertine direction.
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- Get out of my sector, you libertine.
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The crowd, packed tight from the door, was full of libertine energy.
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I expected it would be completely natural and a lot more libertine and candid than this.
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So this place belonged to the libertine Casanova, eh?
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Tangier reverts to its libertine past.
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Arsenal, part libertine poet, part philosopher, played with all the verve and reason of old.
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As the libertine character Dubois advised the young novice in Justine, "moral feelings are made to deceive; none but physical sensations are authentic."
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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Behaving in a way that ignores social rules about sex
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Not following normal moral rules and behaving badly
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Behaving without moral control, especially sexually
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A person who lives in a wild way and ignores rules about right and wrong
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Behaving in a wild way that breaks social rules
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Living in a way that enjoys a lot of sex and other pleasures without caring what is right
A person who spends health and money on pleasure without self control
Behaving in a way that ignores moral rules
Not strict about following rules or standards
Antonyms
How Licentious
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
libertine = liberty (opaque) = libert + ine
The morphological form is transparently built from 'libert-' and '-ine', but the adjectival sense 'showing disregard for moral conventions' reflects a semantic specialization that is not predictably derivable from 'liberty' alone.
Etymology
Libertine comes from the Latin root liber meaning 'free' and is related to liberty. So a libertine attitude describes behaviour that is 'free' from the usual moral or sexual rules.