See wanton on Wiktionary
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{
"sense": "playful, overly happy",
"word": "frolicsome"
},
{
"sense": "playful, overly happy",
"word": "playful"
},
{
"sense": "lewd",
"word": "lewd"
},
{
"sense": "lewd",
"word": "lustful"
},
{
"sense": "lewd",
"word": "unchaste"
},
{
"sense": "capriciously violent",
"word": "inhumane"
},
{
"sense": "capriciously violent",
"word": "callous"
},
{
"sense": "capriciously violent",
"word": "merciless"
},
{
"sense": "luxuriant",
"word": "extravagant"
},
{
"sense": "luxuriant",
"word": "lavish"
},
{
"sense": "luxuriant",
"word": "luxuriant"
},
{
"sense": "luxuriant",
"word": "prodigal"
},
{
"sense": "luxuriant",
"word": "unrestrained"
},
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"word": "anarchic"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "anarchical"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "bratty"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "chaotic"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "difficult"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "dionysiac"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "dionysian"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "disciplineless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "fractious"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "governless"
},
{
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"tags": [
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"informal"
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"topics": [
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"war",
"government",
"politics"
],
"word": "gung ho"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "indisciplined"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "irrepressible"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "lawless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "loose-handed"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "rampant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "rantipole"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "stanchless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "unbridled"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "unchecked"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "uncontrolled"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "uncontrollable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "undisciplined"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "ungovernable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "ungoverned"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "uninhibited"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"tags": [
"figuratively"
],
"word": "unreined"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "unruly"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "untoward"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "unvanquished"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "out of control"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "out of joint"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "wanton"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:wanton",
"word": "wild"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "palav",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "палав"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neobuzdan",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "необуздан"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "淘氣"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "táoqì",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "淘气"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "onbeheerst onkuis"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "huikentelevainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "kuriton"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indiscipliné"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indisciprinado"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "wild"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "unkontrolliert"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "unbeherrscht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "unberechenbar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "indisciplinato"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "búen",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "бу́ен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pálav",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "па́лав"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nieposłuszny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "nieposkromiony"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "niepohamowany"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "indisciplinado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepokórnyj",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "непоко́рный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neobúzdannyj",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "необу́зданный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "undisciplined",
"word": "indisciplinado"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "igriv",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "игрив"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezgrižen",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "безгрижен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "淘氣"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "táoqì",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "淘气"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "riehakas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "leikkisä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escachado"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chito"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cascudo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desenfurriñado"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "ausgelassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "leichtfertig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "boshaft"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vésel",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "ве́сел"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ígriv",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "и́грив"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bézgrižen",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "бе́згрижен"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrívyj",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "игри́вый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vesjólyj",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "весёлый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bezzabótnyj",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "беззабо́тный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "desenfadado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "playful, carefree",
"word": "juguetón"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razpusnat",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "разпуснат"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezpǎten",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "безпътен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "wellustig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "losbandig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "irstas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "rietas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "siveetön"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lascif"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lubrique"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "dévergondé"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "licencieux"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lúbrico"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "godalleiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "burdallo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bagaxa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "lüstern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "unkeusch"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "aselgḗs",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "ἀσελγής"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "buja"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "feslett"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "ledér"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "macnasach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "teaspúil"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "petulcus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "cupidus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ráspušten",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "ра́спуштен"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "devasso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "impúdico"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspútnyj",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "распу́тный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bludlívyj",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "блудли́вый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "lascivo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "libidinoso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "lujurioso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "lössläppt"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "lättfärdig"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "fingirdek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lewd, immoral; sexually open/free",
"word": "hafifmeşrep"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kaprizen",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "капризен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "svoenraven",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "своенравен"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "roekeloos"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "vastuuton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "holtiton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "hätäinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "gratuit"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vertolán"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "degoxón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carrapicheiro"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inchafoles"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "rücksichtslos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "könnyelmű"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "szeszélyes"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akui no aru",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "悪意のある"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "svoévolen",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "свое́волен"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kapríznyj",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "капри́зный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svojevolʹnyj",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "своевольный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "desaprensivo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "caprichoso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "capricious, reckless of morals or justice",
"word": "ohämmad"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ekstravaganten",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "екстравагантен"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "huikentelevainen"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gadal"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mico"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fodón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rixoso"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "burdallo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "luxuriosus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ráskošen",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "ра́скошен"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izlíšnij",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "изли́шний"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "črezmérnyj",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "чрезме́рный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "inmoderado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "autoindulgente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "desenfrenado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant",
"word": "lujurioso"
}
],
"word": "wanton"
}
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"ref": "1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “Christ’s Hospital Five and Thirty Years Ago”, in Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:",
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"ref": "1881, Christina Rossetti, “St. Matthias, Apostle”, in Called to Be Saints, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 153:",
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"text": "1948, Digby George Gerahty (as Robert Standish), Elephant Walk, New York: Macmillan, 1949, Chapter 15, p. 214,\nIf either of us felt the respect for George that you imply by your manner, you know perfectly well that we wouldn’t have wantoned away the day as we have."
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"tr": "wan⁴ tan¹"
},
"expansion": "Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞／云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹)",
"name": "bor+"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞／云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "wanton (uncountable)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Philippine English",
"Singapore English"
],
"glosses": [
"wonton (Chinese dumplings)"
],
"links": [
[
"wonton",
"wonton"
],
[
"dumplings",
"dumplings#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Philippines, Singapore) wonton (Chinese dumplings)"
],
"tags": [
"Philippines",
"Singapore",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɒntən/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"enpr": "wän'tən",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɑntən/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-wanton.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a7/En-us-wanton.ogg/En-us-wanton.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/En-us-wanton.ogg"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɒntən/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɒntɒn/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-au-wanton.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7e/En-au-wanton.ogg/En-au-wanton.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/En-au-wanton.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒntən"
},
{
"homophone": "wonton stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
}
],
"word": "wanton"
}
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