wantonness
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
- (countable) A particular wanton act.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wantonnesse suffix from English wanton.
Origin
English
wanton
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Cognates and derived terms
- towed English
- wanton English
- wantoneth English
- wantonhead English
- wantonhood English
- wantonise English
- wantonize English
- wantonly English
- wantonry English
- witwanton English
- wantonnesse Middle English
- wantoun Middle English