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  • 1 wanton

    adjective
    1) (dated): (licentious) lüstern; wollüstig [Person, Gedanken, Benehmen]
    2) (wilful) mutwillig [Beschädigung, Grausamkeit, Verschwendung]; leichtfertig [Vernachlässigung]
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    ['wontən]
    1) (without reason; motiveless: wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property.) mutwillig
    2) ((of a person) immoral: wanton young women.) liederlich
    •
    - academic.ru/93610/wantonly">wantonly
    - wantonness
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    wan·ton
    [ˈwɒntən, AM ˈwɑ:ntən]
    1. (wilful) leichtfertig, rücksichtslos
    \wanton destruction mutwillige Zerstörung
    \wanton disregard völlige Gleichgültigkeit
    \wanton waste sträfliche Verschwendung
    2. usu attr ( dated or hum: dissolute) wollüstig geh
    \wanton smile lüsternes Lächeln geh
    3. ( liter: capricious) übermütig, launenhaft
    \wanton breeze leichte Brise
    * * *
    ['wɒntən]
    1. adj
    1) (= licentious) life liederlich; behaviour, woman, pleasures schamlos; looks, thoughts lüstern

    Cupid, that wanton boy (liter) — Amor, dieser kleine Lüstling

    2) (= wilful) cruelty, destruction mutwillig; disregard, negligence sträflich, völlig unverantwortlich; waste sträflich, kriminell (inf)

    to spend money with wanton extravagance — Geld mit sträflichem Leichtsinn ausgeben

    3) (poet: capricious) persons übermütig, mutwillig (poet)
    2. n
    (old: immoral woman) Dirne f
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    wanton [ˈwɒntən; US auch ˈwɑn-]
    A adj (adv wantonly)
    1. mutwillig:
    a) obs ausgelassen, ungebärdig, wild
    b) leichtfertig
    c) böswillig ( auch JUR):
    wanton negligence JUR grobe Fahrlässigkeit
    2. rücksichtslos, unbarmherzig, brutal (Grausamkeit etc)
    3. obs widerspenstig, störrisch (Kind etc)
    4. liederlich, ausschweifend, zügellos (Leben etc)
    5. wollüstig, geil, lüstern
    6. üppig (Haar etc):
    she has a wanton imagination sie hat eine blühende Fantasie;
    wanton vegetation wuchernder Pflanzenwuchs
    B s obs
    a) Kokotte f
    b) Wollüstling m, Wüstling m
    C v/i ausschweifend leben
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    adjective
    1) (dated): (licentious) lüstern; wollüstig [Person, Gedanken, Benehmen]
    2) (wilful) mutwillig [Beschädigung, Grausamkeit, Verschwendung]; leichtfertig [Vernachlässigung]
    * * *
    adj.
    mutwillig adj.
    übermütig adj.
    üppig adj.

    English-german dictionary > wanton

  • 2 wanton

    wan·ton [ʼwɒntən, Am ʼwɑ:ntən] adj
    1) ( wilful) leichtfertig, rücksichtslos;
    \wanton destruction mutwillige Zerstörung;
    \wanton disregard völlige Gleichgültigkeit;
    \wanton waste sträfliche Verschwendung
    2) usu attr ( (dated); ( hum): dissolute) wollüstig ( geh)
    \wanton smile lüsternes Lächeln ( geh)
    3) (liter: capricious) übermütig, launenhaft;
    \wanton breeze leichte Brise

    English-German students dictionary > wanton

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  • destruction — n. 1) to carry out destruction (with a human subject: the soldiers carried out the total destruction of the village) 2) to cause destruction (with any subject: the flood caused great destruction) 3) complete, total, utter; wanton destruction * *… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • wanton — /ˈwɒntən / (say wontuhn) adjective 1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: *my father, appalled by the wanton destruction of the bird life he loved, brought in a bill for its protection –mary durack, 1959. 2. deliberate and… …  

  • wanton — [[t]wɒ̱ntən[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A wanton action deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to. ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment... Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of… …   English dictionary

  • wanton — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 licentious; lewd; sexually promiscuous. 2 capricious; random; arbitrary; motiveless (wanton destruction; wanton wind). 3 luxuriant; unrestrained (wanton profusion). 4 archaic playful; sportive (a wanton child). n. literary… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wanton — wan|ton [ wantən ] adjective 1. ) causing harm or damage for no reason: a trail of wanton destruction 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a wanton woman has sex with a lot of men. This word shows that you think this behavior is immoral. ╾ wan|ton|ly adverb ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wanton — adjective 1) wanton destruction Syn: deliberate, willful, malicious, spiteful, wicked, cruel; gratuitous, unprovoked, motiveless, arbitrary, groundless, unjustifiable, needless, unnecessary, uncalled for, senseless, pointles …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • wanton — UK [ˈwɒntən] / US [ˈwɑntən] adjective 1) formal causing harm or damage for no reason a trail of wanton destruction 2) old fashioned, showing disapproval a wanton woman has sex with a lot of men Derived words: wantonly adverb wantonness noun… …   English dictionary

  • destruction — /di struk sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town. 2. the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation. 3. a cause or means of destroying. [1275 1325; ME ( < AF) < L destruction (s. of destructio), equiv. to… …   Universalium

  • wanton — [ˈwɒntən] adj formal causing harm or damage for no reason wanton destruction[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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