dissolute

[ dis-uh-loot ]

/ ˈdɪs əˌlut /

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adjective

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

Words nearby dissolute

dissociative anesthesia, dissociative disorder, dissociative reaction, dissogeny, dissoluble, dissolute, dissolution, dissolve, dissolvent, dissolving view, dissonance

Origin of dissolute

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

SYNONYMS FOR dissolute

corrupt, loose, debauched, wanton, abandoned.

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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)

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Examples from the Web for dissoluteness

All writers concur in stigmatizing the dissoluteness and neglect of decency that prevailed among the clergy.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II.|Annie Besant
It was destroyed by the loafers and the dissoluteness of Coney Island.
T. De Witt Talmage|T. De Witt Talmage
The most dissolute cavaliers stood aghast at the dissoluteness of the emancipated precisian.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Below the popes, a clergy as vicious as their rulers, squandering money, plundered from the people in dissoluteness and luxury.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II.|Annie Besant

Such pleasures are signs of dissipation, dissoluteness, in the literal sense.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for dissoluteness

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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dissolute

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adjective

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