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- [won-tn]
- /ˈwɒn tn/
- /ˈwɒn.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [won-tn]
- /ˈwɒn tn/
Definitions of wanton word
- adjective wanton done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty. 1
- adjective wanton deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful: Why jeopardize your career in such a wanton way? 1
- adjective wanton without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless: a wanton attacker of religious convictions. 1
- adjective wanton sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd: wanton behavior. 1
- adjective wanton extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a person, manner of living, or style. 1
- adjective wanton luxuriant, as vegetation. 1
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Origin of wanton
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English wantowen literally, undisciplined, ill-reared, Old English wan- not + togen past participle of tēon to discipline, rear, cognate with German ziehen, Latin dūcere to lead; akin to tow1
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Parts of speech for Wanton
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wanton popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wanton usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wanton
adjective wanton
- gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- motiveless — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- meaningless — without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- reckless — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- needless — unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
verb wanton
- wink at — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- lollygag — lallygag.
- make eyes at — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- take for a ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- potter — Beatrix [bee-uh-triks] /ˈbi ə trɪks/ (Show IPA), 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.
Antonyms for wanton
adjective wanton
- justifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- benign — You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- decent — Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
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