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- [lib-er-teen, -tin]
- /ˈlɪb ərˌtin, -tɪn/
- /ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lib-er-teen, -tin]
- /ˈlɪb ərˌtin, -tɪn/
Definitions of libertine word
- noun libertine a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake. 1
- noun libertine a freethinker in religious matters. 1
- noun libertine a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome. 1
- adjective libertine free of moral, especially sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious. 1
- adjective libertine freethinking in religious matters. 1
- adjective libertine Archaic. unrestrained; uncontrolled. 1
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Origin of libertine
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English libertyn < Latin lībertīnus of a freedman (adj.), freedman (noun), equivalent to lībert(us) freedman (apparently by reanalysis of liber-tās liberty as libert-ās) + -īnus -ine1
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Parts of speech for Libertine
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libertine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for libertine
noun libertine
- lecher — a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- sensualist — a person given to the indulgence of the senses or appetites.
- rake — inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- profligate — utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
adj libertine
- dissolute — indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
- immoral — violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- lecherous — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lewd — inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
adjective libertine
- debauched — If you describe someone as debauched, you mean they behave in a way that you think is socially unacceptable, for example because they drink a lot of alcohol or have sex with a lot of people.
Antonyms for libertine
noun libertine
- puritan — a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
adj libertine
- chaste — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
- puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
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