'Wantonness' definitions:
Definition of 'wantonness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: abandon, wantonness, unconstraint]
noun
The quality of being lewd and lascivious [syn: licentiousness, wantonness]
Definition of 'Wantonness'
From: GCIDE
- Wantonness \Wan"ton*ness\, n. The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness. --Gower. [1913 Webster]
- The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness. --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster]
- Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for wantonness. --Shak. [1913 Webster]