-t ə n(n)ə̇s, -tən(- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English wantonnes, from wanton (I) + -nes -ness
1. : the quality or state of being wanton
ideas characterized chiefly by their sheer wantonness
the wantonness of jungle growth
negligence amounting to wantonness
2. : an instance or example of wanton action