dissolute
[dis-uh-loot]
adjective
indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
Origin of dissolute
Synonyms for dissolute
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Related Words for dissoluteness
profligacy, dissolution, corruptness, debauchery, licentiousness, corruptionExamples from the Web for dissoluteness
Historical Examples of dissoluteness
Overeating and dissoluteness killed her, according to the Lorilleuxs.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
The opportunities for vice and dissoluteness are really less than at home.
It is more reasonable to attribute it to the dissoluteness of his life.
A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)Samuel R. Gardiner.
The priests had degenerated into an army of mercenaries, living in luxury and dissoluteness.
The Gist of JapanR. B. Peery
Such pleasures are signs of dissipation, dissoluteness, in the literal sense.
Human Nature and ConductJohn Dewey
dissolute
adjective
Word Origin for dissolute
C14: from Latin dissolūtus loose, from dissolvere to dissolve
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