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dissolute

[ dis-uh-loot ]
/ ˈdɪs əˌlut /
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adjective

indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.

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Origin of dissolute

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin dissolūtus (past participle of dissolvere “to dissolve”); see dis-1, solute

OTHER WORDS FROM dissolute

dis·so·lute·ly, adverbdis·so·lute·ness, nounun·dis·so·lute, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dissolute

desolate, dissolute

Words nearby dissolute

dissociative disorder, dissociative identity disorder, dissociative reaction, dissogeny, dissoluble, dissolute, dissolution, dissolve, dissolvent, dissolving view, dissonance
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Words related to dissolute

abandoned, corrupt, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissipated, evil, fast, fast and loose, intemperate, lascivious, lax, lecherous, lewd, libertine, licentious, light, loose, open, player

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British Dictionary definitions for dissolute

dissolute
/ (ˈdɪsəˌluːt) /

adjective

given to dissipation; debauched

Derived forms of dissolute

dissolutely, adverbdissoluteness, noun

Word Origin for dissolute

C14: from Latin dissolūtus loose, from dissolvere to dissolve
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