"wantonness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wantonnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wantonnesse, wantonesse, wantounesse, wantownesse, equivalent to wanton + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wantonnesse}} Middle English wantonnesse, {{m|enm|wantonesse}} wantonesse, {{m|enm|wantounesse}} wantounesse, {{m|enm|wantownesse}} wantownesse, {{suffix|en|wanton|ness}} wanton + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} wantonness (usually uncountable, plural wantonnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (characteristic of being wanton): Ausgelassenheit [feminine] (German), Unbeherrschtheit [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-wantonness-en-noun-cvAaP8MS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'characteristic of being wanton': 63 37
  2. (countable, dated) A particular wanton act. Tags: countable, dated, usually
    Sense id: en-wantonness-en-noun-zjaAHYSZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wantonnesse [archaic]

Inflected forms

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