wantonness
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɑːntənnəs/
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desenfreno
- In her wantonness, she defied social norms and pursued her passions without hesitation.
Examples
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His wantonness led him to make reckless decisions without regard for the consequences.
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This image of American wantonness is impressed upon young people by certain units that seem to have no other purpose.
Academic text (1992) -
Don't you know? "A sweet disorder in the dress kindles in clothes a wantonness.
Fiction book (2000) -
Just as he could not eat a rat or a bedbug, could not walk stark naked through the streets, or relieve himself in the middle of Times Square, so he could not make peace with murder, plunder, and wantonness, even though he himself was guilty of them all.
Fiction book (1998) -
In Quebec, the courts have awarded "moral damages" in appropriate cases, generally where the manner in which an employee was dismissed has such an element of wantonness or recklessness as to amount to an abuse of the employer's right to put an end to the contract of employment.
Academic text (1990) -
The novel explores themes of wantonness, highlighting the characters' lack of restraint in their desires.
Synonyms
22
7.5
A carefree action that shows no control or worry
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8.2
Less control of behavior that makes a person act more freely or impulsively
A feeling of being free from worry and able to act naturally
Antonyms
53
3.3
Being able to stop yourself from acting on strong feelings or wants when it is hard
How Unrestrained
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wantonness comes from an old word meaning 'lack' and is related to want, which means to be without something. So, wantonness is like being 'without restraint'—reckless freedom and a failure to control your actions.