🔥 Deliberate and wild 💃 Sexually unrestrained 👩 A loose woman 🎉 To play or flirt

to wanton

1 9.9

To behave playfully and in a sexual way

verb
/ˈwɔːntən/

NSFW

: comportarse lascivamente

The pair wantoned in the garden, laughing and teasing each other in the spring sunshine.

Examples

The couple wantoned under the moonlight last night.
In the old plays, courtiers would often wanton with one another at lavish parties.
Poets wrote of nymphs who wantoned by the riverbanks, singing and dancing freely.
She danced in a wanton manner at the party.
In the old plays, courtiers would often wanton with one another at lavish parties, enjoying the festivities.
Poets wrote of nymphs who wantoned by the riverbanks, dancing playfully amongst the wildflowers.
The pair wantoned in the garden, relishing the joy of each other's company in the warm spring sunshine.

Synonyms

to luxuriate

vsto wanton

5 7.5

To enjoy deep comfort and pleasure

is more about flirtatious playful behavior and sensual lack of restraint

to tomcat

vsto wanton

NSFW

1 9.9

Flirt a lot to try to have many sexual partners

is less about sexual conquest and more about playful sensual extravagance

to coquet

vsto wanton

1 9.9

To act in a flirty way without serious interest

is the same meaning but an alternative written form

to coquette

vsto wanton

1 9.3

Behave in a playful, flirty way to get attention

is more sensual and extravagant with less restraint

Antonyms

serious

∞ 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

reserved

29 3.7

Not willing to show feelings or talk much

How Flirtatious

to wanton

NSFW

1 9.9

to flirt

253 3.1

to tease

228 1.9

Surface Forms

wanton infinitive

wanton past

wanton past participle

wantoning present participle

wantons third person singular

Etymology

Wanton as a verb comes from the same old root want and used to mean to play or act without care. A helpful way to remember it is to think of giving in to pleasure or play, which is how poets used the word in old stories.