LICENTIOUS


Meaning of LICENTIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lī-ˈsen(t)-shəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin licentiosus, from licentia

Date: 1535

1. : lacking legal or moral restraints ; especially : disregarding sexual restraints

2. : marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness

• li·cen·tious·ly adverb

• li·cen·tious·ness noun

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