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

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < 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 (see synonym study at desolate)

Words nearby dissolute

dissociative anesthesia, dissociative 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, intemperate, lascivious, lax, lecherous, lewd, libertine, licentious, light, loose, open, player, profligate

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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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