Dictionary

licentious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/

Etymology

From Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).

Meanings

1. Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
   • His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them. 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 228:
2. Disregarding accepted rules.

Forms

Deriveds

nonlicentious · overlicentious · non-licentious · licentiously · licentiousness · unlicentious

Relateds

incontinent · license

Translations (156)

el ελευθέριος (disregarding accepted rules) · de ungehörig (disregarding accepted rules) · it libertino (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pt licencioso (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hi पतित (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de willkürlich (disregarding accepted rules) · fi räävitön (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ka უზნეო (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · xcl լկտի (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · bg разгулен (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de ausschweifend (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ru во́льный (disregarding accepted rules) · bg разпуснат (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fr voluptueux (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ga drabhlásach (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi hillitön (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi hillitön (disregarding accepted rules) · la licentiosus (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sa पतित (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · vi trai lơ (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · da oprørsk (disregarding accepted rules) · sh rȁzuzdān (disregarding accepted rules) · pt devasso (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · io licencema (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hi बेलगाम (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · eo senbrida (disregarding accepted rules) · pt indisciplinado (disregarding accepted rules) · nl losbandig (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de sittenwidrig (disregarding accepted rules) · de regellos (disregarding accepted rules) · hu ledér (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · it licenzioso (disregarding accepted rules) · it lascivo (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ja 淫乱な (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · uk вільний (disregarding accepted rules) · mnc ᡥᠠᠶᠠᠨ (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · nl losbandig (disregarding accepted rules) · it dissoluto (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi irstas (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ko 방자한 (disregarding accepted rules) · nl wellustig (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · nl licentieus (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hu szabados (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · es licencioso (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pl rozpustny (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · uk розкутий (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · nl vrijgevochten (disregarding accepted rules) · hi अनैतिक (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hi व्यभिचारी (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sa व्यभिचारी (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · xcl արձակ (disregarding accepted rules) · ca llicenciós (disregarding accepted rules) · el ακόλαστος (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi siveetön (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · uk розгульний (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh ра̏зузда̄н (disregarding accepted rules) · ja 猥褻な (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sa अनैतिक (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fr polisson (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi pidäkkeetön (disregarding accepted rules) · sa कामी (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pl rozwiązły (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · bg непокорен (disregarding accepted rules) · mk блу́ден (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ja 如何わしい (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · tl malanyâ (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · bg разхайтен (disregarding accepted rules) · pt libertino (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hy լկտի (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · la luxurians (disregarding accepted rules) · fi estoton (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · tl haliparót (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh rázvratan (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fr licencieux (disregarding accepted rules) · nl wulps (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de unzüchtig (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · nl non-conformistisch (disregarding accepted rules) · af losbandig (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · da egenrådig (disregarding accepted rules) · fr libertin (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · gd drùiseach (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ja 淫逸な (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ga ainrianta (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi estoton (disregarding accepted rules) · pt lascivo (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh ра̏скала̄шан (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pt libidinoso (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hi उच्छृंखल (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · it boccaccesco (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ja 破格の (disregarding accepted rules) · la licens (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sl razuzdan (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · cu блѫдьнъ (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ru распу́щенный (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ar إِبَاحِيّ (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi räävitön (disregarding accepted rules) · sa स्वैरचारी (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · it licenzioso (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ko 음란하다 (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · da tøjlesløs (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pt atrevido (disregarding accepted rules) · sa निर्लज्ज (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · it scostumato (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sv lössläppt (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hi स्वैरचारी (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de ungebührlich (disregarding accepted rules) · sh rȁskalāšan (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pl wszeteczny (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · io licencoza (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · es disoluto (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · la libīdinōsus (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hi लंपट (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · gv neusmaghtagh (disregarding accepted rules) · vi phong lưu (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · mk ра́зуздан (disregarding accepted rules) · ru развра́тный (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · he הוֹלֵל (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi epäsiveellinen (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh preslobodan (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · grc ἀσελγής (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh preslobodan (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hu kicsapongó (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh raspušten (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · da hæmningsløs (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de zügellos (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sa उच्छृङ्खल (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pt impudico (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ga ainrianta (disregarding accepted rules) · bg разюздан (disregarding accepted rules) · pt licencioso (disregarding accepted rules) · la lascīvus (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ro licențios (disregarding accepted rules) · sa लम्पट (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ro licențios (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh raspušten (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de unorthodox (disregarding accepted rules) · hi निर्लज्ज (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · la intemperāns (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ru безнра́вственный (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · uk розпусний (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · tl talipandás (disregarding accepted rules) · nl libertijns (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · nrf dêvèrgondé (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · hi मनमाना (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · da utøjlet (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fr leste (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · fi vallaton (disregarding accepted rules) · hi कामी (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · pt insolente (disregarding accepted rules) · fi rietas (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · tl talipandás (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · it impudico (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · de hemmungslos (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · sh ра́звратан (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · io nechasta (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct) · ru блудный (lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct)