What does Dissolute mean?
Definitions for Dissolute
ˈdɪs əˌlutdis·so·lute
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Princeton's WordNet
debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fastadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
"Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
GCIDE
Dissoluteadjective
Loosed from restraint; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; esp., loose in morals and conduct; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched.
Wiktionary
dissoluteadjective
Unrestrained by morality.
dissoluteadjective
Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DISSOLUTEadjective
Loose; wanton; unrestrained; dissolved in pleasures; luxurious; debauched.
Etymology: dissolutus, Latin.
A giant huge and tall,
Who him disarmed, dissolute, dismay’d,
Unawares surpriz’d. Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. 7.Such stand in narrow lanes,
And beat our watch and rob our passengers;
While he, young, wanton, and effeminate boy,
Takes on the point of honour, to support
So dissolute a crew. William Shakespeare, Richard II.A man of little gravity, or abstinence in pleasures; yea, sometimes almost dissolute. John Hayward.
They cool’d in zeal,
Thenceforth shall practise how to live secure,
Worldly, or dissolute, on what their lords
Shall leave them to enjoy. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.The true spirit of religion banishes indeed all levity of behaviour, all vicious and dissolute mirth; but, in exchange, fills the mind with a perpetual serenity. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
The beauty of religion the most dissolute are forced to acknowledge. John Rogers, Sermons.
ChatGPT
dissolute
Dissolute refers to a lifestyle or behavior characterized by indulgence in sensual pleasures or vices, particularly those considered immoral or harmful, such as excessive drinking, promiscuity, or drug use. It implies a lack of restraint, self-discipline, or moral integrity.
Webster Dictionary
Dissoluteadjective
with nerves unstrung; weak
Dissoluteadjective
loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched
Etymology: [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere: cf. F. dissolu. See Dissolve.]
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solitudes
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Dissolute in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Dissolute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Dissolute in a Sentence
Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell, and kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change.
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- فاسقArabic
- разпуснат, развратенBulgarian
- udsvævendeDanish
- disolutoSpanish
- حل کردنPersian
- dissoluFrench
- scaoilteachIrish
- स्वच्छंदHindi
- լուծարելArmenian
- dissolutoItalian
- 嫌らしい, エッチJapanese
- ಕರಗಿಸಿKannada
- losbandigDutch
- dissolutoPortuguese
- похотливый, распущенный, распутный, развратныйRussian
- utsvävande, tygellös, lastbar, liderligSwedish
- கரைTamil
- బాస్టర్డ్Telugu
- dissoluteUrdu
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