Definitions for: Wantonness

[n] the quality of being lewd and lascivious
[n] the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"

Webster (1913) Definition: Wan"ton*ness, n.
The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of
restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.
--Gower.

The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and
turn them into wantonness. --Eikon
Basilike.

Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for
wantonness. --Shak.

Synonyms: abandon, licentiousness, sexual immorality, unconstraint

See Also: immorality, unrestraint

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