Associations to the word «Wanton»
Noun
- Treachery
- Nay
- Severity
- Trick
- Hazard
- Pluck
- Gideon
- Confinement
- Colony
- Countenance
- Violence
- Tis
- Glee
- Thou
- Cheek
- Delight
- Loyalist
- Parson
- Freak
- Desolation
- Rape
- Fly
- Snare
- Persecution
- Neglect
- Appetite
- Ridicule
- Murder
- Savage
- Bold
- Oppression
- Hun
- Wild
- Charm
- Restraint
- Behaviour
- Modesty
- Governor
- Epic
- Theft
- Civilian
- Temperance
- Reverence
- Muse
- Desire
- Trapping
- Guise
- Disposition
- Briggs
- Woe
- Lure
- Humour
- Massacre
- Wherefore
- Wilde
- Sparrow
Adjective
Wiktionary
WANTON, adjective. (obsolete) Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
WANTON, adjective. Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
WANTON, adjective. (obsolete) Playful, sportive; being merry or carefree (often used figuratively).
WANTON, adjective. (obsolete) Self-indulgent, fond of excess; luxurious.
WANTON, adjective. Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
WANTON, adjective. (obsolete) Extravagant, unrestrained; excessive (of speech or thought).
WANTON, noun. A pampered or coddled person.
WANTON, noun. An overly playful person; a trifler.
WANTON, noun. A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.
WANTON, noun. (archaic) A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.
WANTON, verb. (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
WANTON, verb. (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (often with away).
WANTON, verb. (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
Dictionary definition
WANTON, noun. Lewd or lascivious woman.
WANTON, verb. Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently.
WANTON, verb. Indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life.
WANTON, verb. Spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away".
WANTON, verb. Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously.
WANTON, verb. Engage in amorous play.
WANTON, verb. Behave extremely cruelly and brutally.
WANTON, adjective. Occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt.
WANTON, adjective. Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior".
Wise words
More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the
words men use.