libertine (noun)

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• libertine — ► NOUN ▪ a man who behaves without moral principles, especially in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES libertinism noun. ORIGIN Latin libertinus freedman , from liber free …   English terms dictionary

• libertine — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• libertine — noun (C) someone who leads an immoral life and always looks for pleasure, especially sexual pleasure libertine adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• libertine — noun an unrepentant libertine Syn: philanderer, playboy, rake, roué, Don Juan, Lothario, Casanova, Romeo; lecher, seducer, womanizer, adulterer, debauchee, profligate, wanton; informal skirt chaser, ladykiller, lech, wolf; formal …   Thesaurus of popular words

• libertine — 1. noun /ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn,ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/ a) Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman. So the truth of the matter is that a libertine in love, if indeed a libertine can be in love, becomes from that moment in less of a hurry to enjoy the… …   Wiktionary

• libertine — UK [ˈlɪbə(r)tiːn] / US [ˈlɪbərˌtɪn] noun [countable] Word forms libertine : singular libertine plural libertines literary someone who behaves in an immoral way, especially someone who has a lot of sexual relationships …   English dictionary

• libertine — [ lɪbəti:n, tɪn, tʌɪn] noun 1》 a person who is freely indulgent in sensual pleasures. 2》 a freethinker in matters of religion. adjective 1》 characterized by free indulgence in sensual pleasures. 2》 freethinking. Derivatives libertinage noun …   English new terms dictionary

• libertine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See impurity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun An immoral or licentious person: profligate, rake1, wanton. See SEX. II adjective Marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior;… …   English dictionary for students

• libertine — lib|er|tine [ lıbər,tin ] noun count LITERARY someone who behaves in an immoral way, especially someone who has a lot of sexual relationships …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• libertine — /ˈlɪbətin / (say libuhteen) noun 1. someone who is free from restraint or control, especially in moral or sexual matters; a dissolute or licentious person. 2. a freethinker in religious matters. –adjective 3. free from moral or sexual restraint;… …  

• libertinism — libertine ► NOUN ▪ a man who behaves without moral principles, especially in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES libertinism noun. ORIGIN Latin libertinus freedman , from liber free …   English terms dictionary