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1 mujer de costumbres licenciosas
• licentious woman• loose woman• wanton misconduct• wantonlyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > mujer de costumbres licenciosas
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2 vida airada
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3 vida ancha
• licentious life• loose life -
4 licencioso
adj.licentious, disorderly, abandoned, dissipated.m.licentious person, debaucher, dissolute man, man of pleasure.* * *► adjetivo1 licentious, dissolute* * *ADJ licentious* * *- sa adjetivo dissolute* * *= licentious, wanton.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.* * *- sa adjetivo dissolute* * *= licentious, wanton.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.* * *licencioso -salicentious, dissolute* * *
licencioso◊ -sa adjetivo
dissolute
licencioso,-a adjetivo wanton, lawless, immoral: le reprochó su conducta licenciosa, he was reproached for his wanton behaviour
' licencioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
licenciosa
English:
licentious
- wanton
* * *licencioso, -a adjlicentious* * *adj licentious* * *licencioso, -sa adj: licentious, lewd -
5 libertino
adj.dissolute, lacking in moral restraints, libertine, loose.m.libertine, ladies' man, dissolute person, licentious person.* * *► adjetivo1 licentious► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 libertine* * *libertino, -a1. ADJ1) (=inmoral) loose-living, profligate frm2) (Rel) ( Hist) freethinking2. SM / F1) (=juerguista) libertine2) (Rel) ( Hist) freethinker* * *I- na adjetivo dissolute, licentiousII- na masculino, femenino libertine* * *= licentious, wanton, libertine, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.].Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex. Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.Ex. The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.----* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* * *I- na adjetivo dissolute, licentiousII- na masculino, femenino libertine* * *= licentious, wanton, libertine, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.].Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* * *dissolute, licentiousmasculine, femininelibertine* * *
libertino◊ -na adjetivo
dissolute, licentious
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
libertine
libertino,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino libertine
' libertino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calavera
- libertina
- perdida
- perdido
* * *libertino, -a♦ adjlicentious♦ nm,flibertine* * *I adj dissolute, libertineII m libertine* * *libertino, -na adj: licentious, dissolutelibertino, -na n: libertine -
6 disoluto
adj.dissolute, dissipated, lewd, loose.m.licentious person, lecher, dissolute man, depraved man.* * *► adjetivo1 dissolute► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dissolute person, libertine, debauchee* * *ADJ dissolute* * *- ta adjetivo dissolute* * *= on the loose, licentious, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.].Ex. The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.----* comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.* vida disoluta = loose life.* * *- ta adjetivo dissolute* * *= on the loose, licentious, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.].Ex: The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.* comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.* vida disoluta = loose life.* * *dissolutemasculine, femininedissolute person, rake* * *
disoluto,-a adjetivo dissolute, dissipated
' disoluto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disoluta
English:
dissolute
* * *disoluto, -a♦ adjdissolute♦ nm,fdissolute person* * *adj dissolute* * *disoluto, -ta adj: dissolute, dissipated -
7 inmoral
adj.immoral.* * *► adjetivo1 immoral* * *ADJ immoral* * *Iadjetivo immoralIImasculino y femenino* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], immoral, unethical, licentious, unsavoury [unsavory, -USA].Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.Ex. We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, immoral is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.Ex. Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.----* comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.* conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.* * *Iadjetivo immoralIImasculino y femenino* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], immoral, unethical, licentious, unsavoury [unsavory, -USA].Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, immoral is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.Ex: Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.* comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.* conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.* * *immoraleres un inmoral you have no morals* * *
inmoral adjetivo
immoral
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
inmoral adjetivo immoral
su conducta inmoral, her immoral conduct
' inmoral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escandalosa
- escandaloso
- indecente
- sinvergüenza
- sórdida
- sórdido
- sucia
- sucio
English:
immoral
- unethical
* * *inmoral adjimmoral* * *adj immoral* * *inmoral adj: immoral* * *inmoral adj immoral -
8 aristócrata
m.1 aristocrat, gentleman, noble, blue blood.2 aristocrat, gentlewoman.* * *1 aristocrat* * *noun mf.* * *SMF aristocrat* * *masculino y femenino aristocrat* * *= aristocrat, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].Ex. While some libraries served merely as a fashionable expression of the current predilection for collecting, there were genuine book lovers among aristocrats as well.Ex. The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.Ex. The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.Ex. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.Ex. It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.* * *masculino y femenino aristocrat* * *= aristocrat, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].Ex: While some libraries served merely as a fashionable expression of the current predilection for collecting, there were genuine book lovers among aristocrats as well.
Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.Ex: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.* * *aristocrat* * *
aristócrata sustantivo masculino y femenino
aristocrat
aristócrata mf aristocrat
' aristócrata' also found in these entries:
English:
aristocrat
* * *aristócrata nmfaristocrat* * *m/f aristocrat* * *aristócrata nmf: aristocrat -
9 desacertado
adj.mistaken, wrong, in error, unwise.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desacertar.* * *1→ link=desacertar desacertar► adjetivo1 (erróneo) wrong, mistaken2 (inadecuado) unfortunate, unwise, inappropriate; (sin tacto) tactless■ un comentario desacertado a tactless remark, an unfortunate remark* * *ADJ [diagnóstico, opinión] mistaken; [medida] unwise* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *desacertado -da‹elección/comentario› unfortunate, unwise; ‹estrategia› misguidedestuvo muy desacertado en sacar ese tema a relucir (indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to bring up that subject; (equivocado) he made a big mistake bringing up that subject* * *
Del verbo desacertar: ( conjugate desacertar)
desacertado es:
el participio
desacertado,-a adjetivo unwise
' desacertado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacertada
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- desafortunado
- errado
- torpeza
English:
ill-advised
- ill
* * *desacertado, -a adj[inoportuno] unwise, ill-considered; [erróneo] mistaken, wrong; [erróneo] her comments were very wide of the mark* * *adj misguided* * *desacertado, -da adj1) : mistaken2) : unwise -
10 fuera de tino
Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.* * *Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
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11 hidalgo
adj.noble, chivalrous, gentlemanly, illustrious.m.nobleman, hidalgo, noble, don.* * *► adjetivo1 desuso noble3 figurado (caballeroso) gentlemanly1 nobleman, gentleman————————1 nobleman, gentleman* * *hidalgo, -a1. ADJ1) (=caballeroso) noble2) (=honrado) honourable, honorable (EEUU)3) (=generoso) generous2.SM / F nobleman/noblewoman3.SM Méx ( Hist) 10-peso gold coin* * *masculino gentleman, nobleman ( from the lower ranks of the nobility)* * *= noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.].Ex. The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.Ex. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.* * *masculino gentleman, nobleman ( from the lower ranks of the nobility)* * *= noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.].Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.* * *( liter)1 (noble) noble2 (generoso) generousgentleman, nobleman ( from the lower ranks of the nobility)* * *
hidalgo sustantivo masculino
gentleman, nobleman ( from the lower ranks of the nobility)
hidalgo m Esp Hist nobleman of the lowest grade
* * *hidalgo, -a♦ adj1. [noble] noble2. [caballeroso] courteous, gentlemanly♦ nm,fnobleman, f noblewoman [from the lower ranks of the nobility]* * *m nobleman* * *hidalgo, -ga n: nobleman m, noblewoman f -
12 inapropiado
adj.1 inappropriate, inconvenient, improper, uncalled-for.2 unsuitable, ill-fitted, inadequate, inappropriate.* * *► adjetivo1 inappropriate* * *(f. - inapropiada)adj.* * *ADJ unsuitable, inappropriate* * *- da adjetivo inappropriate* * *= inappropriate, insensitive, wide of the mark.Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.Ex. In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.* * *- da adjetivo inappropriate* * *= inappropriate, insensitive, wide of the mark.Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.* * *inapropiado -dainappropriate* * *
inapropiado◊ -da adjetivo
inappropriate
inapropiado adjetivo unsuitable, inappropriate
' inapropiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impropia
- impropio
- salida
English:
ill-suited
- misplaced
- place
- unsuitable
- incongruous
* * *inapropiado, -a adjinappropriate, unsuitable* * *adj inappropriate* * *inapropiado, -da adj: inappropriate, unsuitable -
13 no muy acertado
Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.* * *Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
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14 no muy apropiado
Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.* * *Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
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15 noble
adj.noble.los nobles the nobilitym.1 nobleman, man of nobility, noble.2 noblewoman, woman of nobility.* * *► adjetivo1 the nobility sing* * *1. noun mf.nobleman / noblewoman2. adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=aristocrático) noble2) (=honrado) noble3) [madera] fine2.SMF nobleman/noblewomanlos nobles — the nobility sing, the nobles
* * *Ia) <familia/ascendencia> nobleun caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)
b) ( bondadoso) noblec) < animal> nobled) < madera> fineII(m) nobleman; (f) noblewomanlos noble — the nobles, the nobility
* * *= noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].Ex. The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.Ex. Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex. The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.Ex. The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.Ex. The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.Ex. He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.Ex. It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.----* gas noble = noble gas.* * *Ia) <familia/ascendencia> nobleun caballero de noble linaje — (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)
b) ( bondadoso) noblec) < animal> nobled) < madera> fineII(m) nobleman; (f) noblewomanlos noble — the nobles, the nobility
* * *= noble [nobler -comp., noblest -sup.], lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], gallant, high-minded, patrician, noble, nobleman [noblemen, -pl.], noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].Ex: The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.
Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.Ex: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.* gas noble = noble gas.* * *1 ‹familia/ascendencia› noble2 (magnánimo) nobleun gesto muy noble a very noble gesture3 ‹animal› noble4 ‹madera› fineCompuesto:el noble bruto the horsepalmeó al noble bruto he patted his noble steed ( liter)masculine, feminineA ( masculine) noblemanlos noble the nobles, the nobilityB ( feminine) noblewoman* * *
noble adjetivo
◊ un caballero de noble linaje (liter) a knight of noble lineage (liter)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) nobleman;
(f) noblewoman;
noble
I adjetivo
1 (aristocrático) noble
2 (sincero, honrado) honest, noble
II mf (hombre) nobleman
(mujer) noblewoman
' noble' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elevada
- elevado
- par
- proceder
- señorial
- solar
- solariega
- solariego
- altivo
- hermoso
- metal
- sangre
- sublime
English:
baron
- count
- countess
- lofty
- noble
- nobleman
- noblewoman
- dowager
- lord
- title
* * *♦ adj1. [de la nobleza] noble2. [sentimiento, causa] noble;fue un gesto muy noble it was a very noble gesture3. [animal] noble4. [metal] noble;[madera] fine5. [gas] noble♦ nmfnoble;los nobles the nobility* * *m/f & adj noble* * *noble adj: noble♦ noblemente advnoble nmf: nobleman m, noblewoman f* * *noble adj n noble -
16 bigardo
adj.1 lazy, idle; licentious.2 m.3 idle, lazy.m.1 an opprobrious appellation given to a friar of loose morals and irregular conduct; a lubber.2 loafer.* * *bigardo, -a1.ADJ (=vago) lazy, idle; (=libertino) licentious2.SM / F (=vago) idler; (=libertino) libertine* * *m fambruiser fam, beefy type -
17 desgarrado
adj.1 licentious, dissolute: impudent, shameless, bold.2 ripped, in shreds, torn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desgarrar.* * *ADJ1) [ropa] (=rasgado) torn; (=hecho trizas) tattered, in tatters2) (=descarado) shameless, barefaced, brazen3) (=vicioso) licentious* * *
Del verbo desgarrar: ( conjugate desgarrar)
desgarrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desgarrado
desgarrar
desgarrar ( conjugate desgarrar) verbo transitivo
desgarrarse verbo pronominal
b) (Med) to tear
desgarrado,-a adj (grito, llanto) shrill, piercing
(voz) hoarse: me gusta oírle cantar esa canción con su voz desgarrada, I like to hear her sing that song with that hoarse, harsh-like voice of hers
desgarrar verbo transitivo to tear
' desgarrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgarrada
- jirón
* * *desgarrado, -a adj1. [roto] torn, ripped2. [terrible, descarnado] [estilo] bleak, uncompromising;[relato, poema] harrowing, heart-rending3. [rasgado] [grito] piercing;[voz] gravelly, rasping* * *adj heart-rending -
18 disoluta
adj.dissolute, loose, licentious, lewd, libidinous, libertine.f.dissolute woman, depraved woman, licentious woman, libertine.* * *
disoluto,-a adjetivo dissolute, dissipated
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19 licenciosa
adj.licentious, dissolute, free, loose.f.licentious woman, loose woman, dissolute woman, libertine.* * *
licencioso,-a adjetivo wanton, lawless, immoral: le reprochó su conducta licenciosa, he was reproached for his wanton behaviour
' licenciosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
licencioso
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20 disoluto
• debaucher• dissipated• dissolute• Lebanese• lecherous• lewd• lewd person• licentious• licentious person• man of parts• man of position• profligate• profligate person• roué• volunteer• voluptuous
См. также в других словарях:
Licentious — Li*cen tious ( sh[u^]s), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F. licencieux. See {License}.] 1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press. [1913 Webster] A wit that no licentious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
licentious — licentious, libertine, lewd, wanton, lustful, lascivious, libidinous, lecherous all suggest unchaste habits, especially in being given to or indicative of immorality in sex relations. Licentious basically implies disregard of the restraints… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
licentious — li·cen·tious /lī sen chəs/ adj: disregarding legal restraints esp. with regard to sexual relations arrested as a prostitute for licentious sexual intercourse li·cen·tious·ly adv li·cen·tious·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
licentious — morally unrestrained, 1530s, from M.L. licentiosus full of license, unrestrained, from L. licentia (see LICENSE (Cf. license)). Related: Licentiously; licentiousness … Etymology dictionary
licentious — [adj] immoral, uncontrolled abandoned, amoral, animal, carnal, corrupt, debauched, depraved, desirous, disorderly, dissolute, fast, fast and loose*, fleshly, impure, incontinent, in the fast lane*, lascivious, lax, lecherous, lewd, libertine,… … New thesaurus
licentious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES licentiously adverb licentiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin licentiosus, from licentia freedom … English terms dictionary
licentious — [lī sen′shəs] adj. [L licentiosus < licentia: see LICENSE] 1. Rare disregarding accepted rules and standards 2. morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious licentiously adv. licentiousness n … English World dictionary
licentious — In contrast with the person suffering from akrasia, who feels the conflict yet succumbs to temptation, the licentious person is supposed to feel no conflict at all between low desire and the promptings of a better self or a higher reason. The… … Philosophy dictionary
licentious — [[t]laɪse̱ntʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person as licentious, you mean that they are very immoral, especially in their sexual behaviour. [FORMAL] ...alarming stories of licentious behaviour. Derived words: licentiousness N … English dictionary
licentious — adjective a book that exaggerates the licentious behavior of the rich and famous Syn: dissolute, dissipated, debauched, degenerate, immoral, naughty, wanton, decadent, depraved, sinful, corrupt; lustful, lecherous, lascivious, libidinous,… … Thesaurus of popular words
licentious — 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 • licentiously adverb • licentiousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary