wanton

wanton
1. n распутница
2. n редк. распутник
3. n баловень; шалунишка
4. a произвольный, необоснованный; бессмысленный; беспричинный

wanton cruelty — бессмысленная жестокость

wanton insult — незаслуженное оскорбление

wanton attack — неспровоцированное нападение

5. a чувственный, похотливый
6. a арх. распутный, развратный

a wanton woman — распутница

7. a изменчивый, непостоянный
8. a буйный, бурный

wanton growth — бурный рост

9. a чрезмерный, безудержный

wanton imagination — чрезмерно богатое воображение

10. a поэт. проказливый, своенравный
11. a поэт. резвый, игривый
12. v распутничать, развратничать
13. v буйно разрастаться
14. v поэт. резвиться

leaves wanton in the wind — листья кружатся на ветру

15. v играть
16. v расточать
17. v зверствовать; насильничать
Синонимический ряд:
1. calculated (adj.) calculated; deliberate; uncalled-for
2. careless (adj.) careless; groundless; heedless; inconsiderate; perverse; reckless; unjustifiable; unruly; willful
3. cruel (adj.) cruel; malicious; spiteful; vicious
4. fast (adj.) dissolute; easy; fast; light; loose; promiscuous; unchaste; whorish
5. lavish (adj.) capricious; elegant; extravagant; frivolous; lavish; luxurious; magnificent
6. lewd (adj.) lascivious; lecherous; lewd; libidinous; licentious; lustful; prurient; salacious
7. supererogatory (adj.) gratuitous; supererogant; supererogative; supererogatory; unasked
8. wild (adj.) abandoned; incontinent; profligate; unbridled; unconstrained; uncontrolled; ungoverned; uninhibited; unrestrained; wild
9. baggage (noun) baggage; cyprian; hussy; jade; jezebel; slattern; slut; strumpet; tramp; trollop; trull; wench
10. squander (verb) squander; waste
11. trifle (verb) coquet; dally; flirt; fool; lead on; string along; toy; trifle
Антонимический ряд:
careful; chaste; demure; determined; discreet; docile; formal; inelegant; joyless; justifiable; kind; lawful; prudish; save; sedate

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  • wanton — wan·ton / wänt ən, wȯnt / adj: manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known: characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm a wanton act by such… …   Law dictionary

  • Wanton — Wan ton, a. [OE. wantoun, contr. from wantowen; pref. wan wanting (see {Wane}, v. i.), hence expressing negation + towen, p. p., AS. togen, p. p. of te[ o]n to draw, to educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See {Tug}, v. t.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wanton — [wänt′ n] adj. [ME wantowen, var. of wantogen, wanton, irregular < OE wan , used as negative prefix < wan, lacking, deficient (see WANE) + togen, pp. of teon, to draw, educate, bring up (see TOW1)] 1. Obs. undisciplined; unmanageable [a… …   English World dictionary

  • Wanton — may refer to:* Joseph Wanton Morrison (1783 1826), British soldier * Wanton noodle, a Cantonese noodle dishPeople with the surname Wanton:* George H. Wanton (1868 1940), Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army * Joseph Wanton (1705 1780),… …   Wikipedia

  • wanton — [adj1] extravagant, lustful abandoned, fast*, lax, lewd, libertine, libidinous, licentious, outrageous, profligate, promiscuous, shameless, speedy*, unprincipled, unscrupulous, wayward, X rated*; concepts 372,401,545 Ant. clean, decent, moral,… …   New thesaurus

  • Wanton — Wan ton, n. 1. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; used rarely as a term of endearment. [1913 Webster] I am afeard you make a wanton of me. Shak. [1913 Webster] Peace, my wantons; he will do More than you can aim unto. B. Jonson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wanton — Wan ton, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wantoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wantoning}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic. [1913 Webster] Nature here wantoned as in her prime. Milton.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wanton — Wan ton, v. t. To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wanton — 1 *licentious, libertine, lewd, lustful, lascivious, libidinous, lecherous Analogous words: *immoral, unmoral, amoral: *abandoned, profligate, dissolute, reprobate Antonyms: chaste Contrasted words: pure, modest, decent (see CHASTE): virtuous, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wanton — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked. 2) sexually immodest or promiscuous. 3) literary growing profusely; luxuriant. ► NOUN archaic ▪ a sexually immodest or promiscuous woman. DERIVATIVES wantonly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • wanton — Reckless, heedless, malicious; characterized by extreme recklessness or foolhardiness; recklessly disregardful of the rights or safety of others or of consequences. In re Wegner, C.C.A.I11., 88 F.2d 899, 902. Means undisciplined, unruly, marked… …   Black's law dictionary


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