Definitions for wanton

Definitions for (noun) wanton

Main entry: wanton

Definition: lewd or lascivious woman


Definitions for (verb) wanton

Main entry: wanton

Definition: behave extremely cruelly and brutally


Main entry: wanton

Definition: engage in amorous play


Main entry: wanton, luxuriate

Definition: become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously


Main entry: wanton, wanton away, trifle away

Definition: spend wastefully

Usage: wanton one's money away


Main entry: wanton

Definition: indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life


Main entry: wanton, wanton away, piddle, piddle away, trifle

Definition: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently


Definitions for (adj) wanton

Main entry: easy, promiscuous, light, loose, wanton, sluttish

Definition: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

Usage: her easy virtue; he was told to avoid loose (or light) women; wanton behavior


Main entry: unprovoked, wanton, motiveless

Definition: occurring without motivation or provocation

Usage: motiveless malignity; unprovoked and dastardly attack- F.D.Roosevelt


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