51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

libertine

[ lib-er-teen, -tin ]

noun

  1. a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. a freethinker in religious matters.
  3. a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome.


adjective

  1. free of moral, especially sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. freethinking in religious matters.
  3. Archaic. unrestrained; uncontrolled.

libertine

/ ˈlɪbəˌtiːn; -ˌtaɪn /

noun

  1. a morally dissolute person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. morally dissolute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈˌپԲ, noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of libertine1

1350–1400; Middle English libertyn < Latin īīԳܲ of a freedman (adj.), freedman (noun), equivalent to ī ( us ) freedman (apparently by reanalysis of - liberty as - ) + -īԳܲ -ine 1
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of libertine1

C14 (in the sense: freedman, dissolute person): from Latin īīԳܲ freedman, from īus freed, from ī free
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Timothy and Victoria aren’t aware that their sons have slipped into the type of libertine excess European aristocrats once indulged in.

From

That he somehow got two wealthy libertines to do his dirty work for him is a true testament to the power of his vision.

From

Some argued that they assumed Ms Pelicot had consented, or that they were taking part in a libertine sex game.

From

That view treats Middle America as a catchall for sensibility, moral uprightness and a mythical strain of virtue incorrectly believed to be absent from the supposedly libertine coasts or in large cities.

From

Trump, 77, has a libertine past, a salesman’s flair and an extraordinary instinct for insult.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement