wanton
7
8.6
- adjective
- /ˈwɑːntən/
- Offensive
:
promiscuo
- Her wanton lifestyle led to many fleeting relationships without any emotional commitment.
- wanton behavior
Examples
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I shall say that you threw yourself at me in a most wanton manner.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yet the image of the wanton girl knocking back drinks one after another at the bar persists.
Blog text (22) -
Her behavior was wanton, even by the standards her own family lived by.
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I was a wicked wanton woman going from man to man.
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But while we were more wanton, our generation seemed to be more politically engaged.
Blog text (18) -
The boys strive to catch her wanton eye rather than the eye of God; they seek her grace, not the grace of the Meri.
Fiction book (1992) -
Both their husbands are accused of being present at a particularly wanton and disgraceful stag party.
Blog text (8) -
But she was a girl, naturally wanton, unruly, frivolous, and amoral, a growing threat to their son's virtue.
Fiction book (2001) -
A wanton little thing—shedding clothes in the grocery store, outdoors, at the breakfast table.
Fiction book (2000) -
Such lushness in that time of drought seemed scandalous, almost lewd—and I was wanton, reveling in it, but I didn't care.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
52
5.6
Careless about rules and not careful about behavior
31
8.7
Seen by others as willing to have sex without much commitment
28
7.6
Having many short sexual relationships with different people
11
6.3
Wanting to have sex
11
9.5
Showing strong sexual desire that makes others uncomfortable
10
9.9
Having too much interest in sex that makes other people uncomfortable
7
8.8
Showing strong sexual interest that makes others feel uncomfortable
4
8.2
Seen as very sexually attractive or having too much interest in sex
3
9.9
Having very strong sexual desire
1
9.8
Behaving in a sexually loose way
1
9.9
A woman who acts and looks in a way people think is sexually improper or untidy
1
9.9
A woman who cannot control her strong sexual desire
Antonyms
How Promiscuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wanton comes from the same root as want, which once meant 'to lack'. So a wanton person was seen as 'lacking' restraint or control, which helps explain the modern sense of being sexually unrestrained.