adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/
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rhymes with -ɛnʃəs
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Disregarding accepted rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
coarse and licentious men
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).
Across languages
Translations
156 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
losbandig
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Arabic:
إِبَاحِيّ
(ʔibāḥiyy)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Armenian:
լկտի
(lkti)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Old Armenian:
լկտի
(lkti)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Bulgarian:
разпуснат
(razpusnat)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Bulgarian:
разгулен
(razgulen)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Danish:
hæmningsløs
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Danish:
utøjlet
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Danish:
tøjlesløs
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Dutch:
wellustig
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Dutch:
wulps
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Dutch:
licentieus
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Dutch:
libertijns
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Dutch:
losbandig
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Finnish:
siveetön
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Finnish:
rietas
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Finnish:
estoton
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Finnish:
epäsiveellinen
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Finnish:
räävitön
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Finnish:
hillitön
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Finnish:
irstas
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
French:
voluptueux
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
French:
leste
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
French:
libertin
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
French:
polisson
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Georgian:
უზნეო
(uzneo)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
German:
hemmungslos
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
German:
zügellos
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
German:
unzüchtig
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
German:
ausschweifend
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Greek:
ακόλαστος
(akólastos)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Ancient Greek:
ἀσελγής
(aselgḗs)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hebrew:
הוֹלֵל
(holél)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
उच्छृंखल
(ucchŕṅkhal)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
व्यभिचारी
(vyabhicārī)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
निर्लज्ज
(nirlajj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
स्वैरचारी
(svaircārī)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
लंपट
(lampaṭ)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
कामी
(kāmī)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
पतित
(patit)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
अनैतिक
(anaitik)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
मनमाना
(manmānā)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hindi:
बेलगाम
(belgām)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hungarian:
szabados
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hungarian:
kicsapongó
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Hungarian:
ledér
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Ido:
licencema
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Ido:
licencoza
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Ido:
nechasta
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Irish:
ainrianta
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Irish:
drabhlásach
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Italian:
licenzioso
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Italian:
dissoluto
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Italian:
libertino
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Italian:
impudico
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Italian:
lascivo
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Italian:
boccaccesco
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Italian:
scostumato
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Japanese:
猥褻な
(waisetsu na)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Japanese:
如何わしい
(ikagawashii)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Japanese:
淫逸な
(in'itsu na)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Japanese:
淫乱な
(inran na)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Korean:
음란하다
(eumnanhada)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Latin:
licens
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Latin:
licentiosus
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Latin:
intemperāns
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Latin:
lascīvus
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Latin:
libīdinōsus
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Macedonian:
блу́ден
(blúden)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Manchu:
ᡥᠠᠶᠠᠨ
(hayan)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Norman:
dêvèrgondé
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Old Church Slavonic:
блѫдьнъ
(blǫdĭnŭ)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Polish:
wszeteczny
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Polish:
rozpustny
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Polish:
rozwiązły
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Portuguese:
licencioso
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Portuguese:
libertino
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Portuguese:
devasso
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Portuguese:
impudico
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Portuguese:
lascivo
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Portuguese:
libidinoso
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Romanian:
licențios
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Russian:
безнра́вственный
(beznrávstvennyj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Russian:
распу́щенный
(raspúščennyj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Russian:
развра́тный
(razvrátnyj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Russian:
блудный
(bludnyj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
उच्छृङ्खल
(ucchṛṅkhala)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
व्यभिचारी
(vyabhicārī)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
निर्लज्ज
(nirlajja)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
स्वैरचारी
(svairacārī)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
लम्पट
(lampaṭa)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
कामी
(kāmī)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
पतित
(patita)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Sanskrit:
अनैतिक
(anaitika)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Scottish Gaelic:
drùiseach
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
preslobodan
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
raspušten
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
ра̏скала̄шан
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
ра́звратан
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
preslobodan
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
raspušten
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
rȁskalāšan
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Serbo-Croatian:
rázvratan
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Slovene:
razuzdan
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Spanish:
licencioso
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Spanish:
disoluto
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Swedish:
lössläppt
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Tagalog:
haliparót
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Tagalog:
malanyâ
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Tagalog:
talipandás
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Ukrainian:
розпусний
(rozpusnyj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Ukrainian:
розкутий
(rozkutyj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Ukrainian:
розгульний
(rozhulʹnyj)
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Vietnamese:
trai lơ
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Vietnamese:
phong lưu
— lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
Old Armenian:
արձակ
(arjak)
— disregarding accepted rules