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libertine en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/ (UK)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin libertinus (“a freedman, prop. adj., of or belonging to the condition of a freedman”), from libertus (“a freedman”), from liber (“free”); see liberal, liberate.

Meanings

(historical) Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.

Forms

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libertines	Number=Plur		lexicographic

libertine en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/ (UK)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/ (US)

Etymology

From French libertin.

Meanings

Dissolute, licentious, profligate; loose in morals.

Forms

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more libertine	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most libertine	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Relateds

libertinism · libertinage

Translations (6)

eo cinika (loose in morals) · bg разпуснат (loose in morals) · it libertino (loose in morals) · bg безнравствен (loose in morals) · es libertino (loose in morals) · pt libertino (loose in morals)

libertine en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/ (UK)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/ (US)

Etymology

From French libertin.

Meanings

One who is freethinking in religious matters.
Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.
- 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 pleasures of the flesh. 2007, Choderlos de Laclos, translated by Helen Constantine, Dangerous Liaisons, Penguin, page 123:

Forms

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libertines	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

celibate · monogamist · virgin · celibatist

Hypernyms

person · sensualist

Hyponyms

copulator · libidinist · promiscuous woman · promiscuous man

Relateds

pleasure · liberty · drunkard · liberate · glutton · liberal · prostitute

Synonyms

voluptuary · gallant · player · rizzler · chamberer · rake · seducer · philanderer · bed-hopper · lecher · rantipole · libertine · debaucher · roué · hood rat · lewdster · wanton · debauchee · adulterer · fornicator · carpetmonger

Translations (29)

ro libertin (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · nl libertijn (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · it libertino (someone loose in morals) · sv libertin (someone loose in morals) · cs nemrava (someone loose in morals) · sv fritänkare (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · it antidogmatico (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · cs zhýralec (someone loose in morals) · ru распу́тник (someone loose in morals) · sv vällusting (someone loose in morals) · cs libertin (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · vi phóng đãng (someone loose in morals) · sv hedonist (someone loose in morals) · pt libertino (someone loose in morals) · es calavera (someone loose in morals) · it libertino (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · es libertino (someone loose in morals) · it liberale (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · cs zpustlík (someone loose in morals) · cs volnomyšlenkář (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · bg свободомислещ (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · ru развра́тник (someone loose in morals) · bg развратник (someone loose in morals) · ca calavera (someone loose in morals) · es crápula (someone loose in morals) · nl vrijdenker (one who is freethinking in religious matters) · cy libertiniad (someone loose in morals) · pl libertyn (someone loose in morals) · pl libertyn (one who is freethinking in religious matters)