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Origin of wanton
First recorded in 1250â1300; Middle English wantowen, literally, âundisciplined, ill-reared,â Old English wan- ânotâ + togen, past participle of tÄon âto discipline, rear,â cognate with German ziehen, Latin dĆ«cere âto leadâ; akin to tow1
OTHER WORDS FROM wanton
wan·ton·ly, adverbwan·ton·ness, nounun·wan·ton, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wanton
wanton , won tonWords nearby wanton
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British Dictionary definitions for wanton
wanton
/ (ËwÉntÉn) /
adjective
noun
a licentious person, esp a woman
a playful or capricious person
verb
(intr) to behave in a wanton manner
(tr) to squander or waste
Derived forms of wanton
wantonly, adverbwantonness, nounWord Origin for wanton
C13 wantowen (in the obsolete sense: unmanageable, unruly): from wan- (prefix equivalent to un- 1; related to Old English wanian to wane) + -towen, from Old English togen brought up, from tÄon to bring up
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