Complete Definition of "wanton"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�w�nt�n/
SAMPA|/"wAnt@n/
AHD|/wän't�n/
:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt�n|-�nt�n

Adjective
en-adj

  1. lewd or immoral
  2. cruel for no reason
  3. unprovoked or capriciously violent or malicious
  4. abundant and luxuriant
  5. undisciplined
  6. sexually open/free

Noun
en-noun

  1. a wanton person
  2. (archaic) a prostitute

Verb
en-verb

  1. intransitive to act wantonly; become wanton
  2. transitive to waste or squander, especially in pleasure (often with away).

#: The young man wantoned away his inheritance.

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