dissolute

English

Etymology

From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsəljuːt/

Adjective

dissolute (comparative more dissolute, superlative most dissolute)

Unrestrained by morality.
Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.

Synonyms

debauched, dissipated, hedonic, lascivious, lewd, libidinous, profligate, wanton

Derived terms

Related terms

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/dissolute' title='dissolute'>dissolute</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/dissolution' title='dissolution'>dissolution</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/dissolve' title='dissolve'>dissolve</a>

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Translations

dissolute

Bulgarian: разпуснат (bg) (razpusnat), развратен (bg) (razvraten)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 淫蕩 (zh), 淫荡 (zh) (yíndàng)
Dutch: losbandig (nl)
Estonian: kõlvatu
Greek: ακόλαστος (el) (akólastos)

Irish: scaoilteach
Japanese: 嫌らしい (iyarashii), エッチ (ja) (etchi)
Portuguese: dissoluto (pt)
Russian: распу́щенный (ru) (raspúščennyj), распу́тный (ru) (raspútnyj), развра́тный (ru) (razvrátnyj), (lustful) похо́тливый (ru) (poxótlivyj)
Spanish: disoluto m, perdulario
Swedish: utsvävande, tygellös (sv), liderlig (sv), lastbar

Anagrams

outslides, slideouts, solitudes

Italian

Adjective

dissolute

feminine plural of dissoluto

Noun

dissolute f

plural of dissoluta

Latin

Participle

dissolute

vocative masculine singular of dissolutus

References

dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
dissolute in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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