licentious

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laɪ.ˈsɛn.ʃəs/

Adjective

licentious (comparative more licentious, superlative most licentious)

Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
Disregarding accepted rules.

Derived terms

licentiousness

Translations

lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct

Danish: hæmningsløs, utøjlet, tøjlesløs
Dutch: wellustig (nl), wulps (nl), licentieus
Finnish: siveetön (fi), rietas, estoton (fi), epäsiveellinen, räävitön (fi), hillitön (fi)
French: voluptueux (fr), leste (fr)
German: hemmungslos (de), liederlich (de), zügellos (de), ausschweifend (de)
Greek: ακόλαστος (el) (akólastos)
Ancient: ἀσελγής (aselgḗs)

Hebrew: הוֹלֵל‎ m (holél)
Irish: ainrianta, drabhlásach
Japanese: 猥褻な (わいせつ-な. waisetsu-na)
Russian: безнра́вственный (ru) (beznrávstvennyj), распу́щенный (ru) (raspúščennyj), развра́тный (ru) (razvrátnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: preslobodan m, raspušten (sh)

disregard for accepted rules

Danish: oprørsk, egenrådig
Dutch: non-conformistisch, vrijgevochten (nl)
Finnish: vallaton (fi), pidäkkeetön, estoton (fi), räävitön (fi), hillitön (fi)
French: licencieux (fr)
German: lasterhaft (de), regellos, unorthodox, ungehörig, willkürlich (de)

Greek: ελευθέριος (el) (elefthérios)
Irish: ainrianta
Japanese: 破格の (はかく-の, hakaku-no)
Russian: во́льный (ru) (vólʹnyj)

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} losbandig (nl)
German: ^{(please verify)} ausschweifend (de)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} licenzioso (it)

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 방자한 (bangjahan)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} licentiosus
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} licencioso