dissolute

[dis-uh-loot]

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adjective

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

Origin of dissolute

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin dissolūtus (past participle of dissolvere to dissolve). See dis-¹, solute

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

Can be confuseddesolate dissolute (see synonym study at desolate)

Synonyms for dissolute

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corrupt, loose, debauched, wanton, abandoned.

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Related Words for dissoluteness

profligacy, dissolution, corruptness, debauchery, licentiousness, corruption

Examples from the Web for dissoluteness

Historical Examples of dissoluteness

Overeating and dissoluteness killed her, according to the Lorilleuxs.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
The opportunities for vice and dissoluteness are really less than at home.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864
Various
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 Japan
R. B. Peery
Such pleasures are signs of dissipation, dissoluteness, in the literal sense.
Human Nature and Conduct
John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for dissoluteness

dissolute

adjective

given to dissipation; debauched

Derived Formsdissolutely, adverbdissoluteness, noun

Word Origin for dissolute

C14: from Latin dissolūtus loose, from dissolvere to dissolve

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Word Origin and History for dissoluteness

dissolute

adj.

late 14c., "loose, negligent, morally or religiously lax," from Latin dissolutus "loose, disconnected," past participle of dissolvere "loosen up" (see dissolve). A figurative use of the classical Latin word. Related: Dissolutely; dissoluteness.