licentious
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licentious
- /laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/
Rhymes with -ɛnʃəs
Where it comes from
From Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).
adjective more licentious · most licentious · licentuous
- Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled. His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them.
- Disregarding accepted rules.
Translations
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adj lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
| Español | licencioso, disoluto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 음란하다 eumnanhada |
| 日本語 | 猥褻な waisetsu na, 如何わしい ikagawashii, 淫逸な in'itsu na, 淫乱な inran na |
| हिन्दी | उच्छृंखल ucchŕṅkhal, व्यभिचारी vyabhicārī, निर्लज्ज nirlajj, स्वैरचारी svaircārī, लंपट lampaṭ, कामी kāmī |
| Português | licencioso, libertino, devasso, impudico, lascivo, libidinoso |
| Français | voluptueux, leste, libertin, polisson |
| Deutsch | hemmungslos, zügellos, unzüchtig, ausschweifend |
| Italiano | licenzioso, dissoluto, libertino, impudico, lascivo, boccaccesco |
| Ελληνικά | ακόλαστος akólastos |
| Română | licențios |
| Русский | безнра́вственный beznrávstvennyj, распу́щенный raspúščennyj, развра́тный razvrátnyj, блудный bludnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | trai lơ, phong lưu |
| العربية | إِبَاحِيّ ʔibāḥiyy |
| עברית | הוֹלֵל holél |
adj disregarding accepted rules
| 한국어 | 방자한 bangjahan |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 破格の hakaku-no |
| Português | licencioso, atrevido, indisciplinado, insolente |
| Français | licencieux |
| Deutsch | regellos, willkürlich, unorthodox, ungehörig, ungebührlich, sittenwidrig |
| Italiano | licenzioso |
| Ελληνικά | ελευθέριος elefthérios |
| Română | licențios |
| Русский | во́льный vólʹnyj |
Talk about this word "licentious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/licentious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. licentious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/licentious "licentious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/licentious.Cite this
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title = {licentious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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