LIBERTINE


Meaning of LIBERTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-bər-ˌtēn ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English libertyn freedman, from Latin libertinus, from libertinus, adjective, of a freedman, from libertus freedman, from liber

Date: 1577

1. usually disparaging : a freethinker especially in religious matters

2. : a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality ; specifically : one leading a dissolute life

• libertine adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.