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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry;
- Example: "she danced with abandon"
[syn: abandon, wantonness, unconstraint]

2. the quality of being lewd and lascivious;
[syn: licentiousness, wantonness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wantonness \Wan"ton*ness\, n.
   The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of
   restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.
   --Gower.
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         The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and
         turn them into wantonness.               --Eikon
                                                  Basilike.
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         Young gentlemen would be as sad as night
         Only for wantonness.                     --Shak.
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