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Meaning of 'wanton' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wanton [ n.]
- A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment.
- One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.
- A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman.
2 . Wanton [ v. i.]
- To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously.
3 . Wanton [ v. t.]
- Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive.
- Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute.
- Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.
- Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief.
- To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness.

Meaning of 'wanton' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wanton [ v]
Meaning (1):
- spend wastefully
Example in sentence:
  • wanton one's money away
2 . wanton [ s]
Meaning (2):
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
Example in sentence:
  • he was told to avoid loose (or light) women;
  • her easy virtue;
  • wanton behavior
Meaning (3):
- occurring without motivation or provocation
Example in sentence:
  • motiveless malignity;
  • unprovoked and dastardly attack

Nearby Words:

wan wand wander wandered wanderer wandering wanderingly wanderment wanderoo wandy

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