Wanton ( adjective , verb , noun )

(As an adjective)

Wanton ( adjective )

1. Done or acting without restraint; uncontrolled or unchecked.
2. Sexually unrestrained; lewd; lascivious.

Origin:

Middle english (in the sense "lascivious"): from wantoun, from old english wantowen "luxuriant, profuse", from want "fullness, excess".

Examples:

1. He was arrested for wanton destruction of property.
2. The wanton acts of violence shocked the community.
3. She could not resist his wanton charm.
4. She felt that her life had become nothing but a wanton waste of time.
5. The wanton disregard for human life was unacceptable.

(As a verb)

Wanton ( verb )

1. Done or acting without restraint; uncontrolled or unchecked.
2. Sexually unrestrained; lewd; lascivious.

Origin:

Middle english (in the sense "lascivious"): from wantoun, from old english wantowen "luxuriant, profuse", from want "fullness, excess".

Examples:

1. He was arrested for wanton destruction of property.
2. The wanton acts of violence shocked the community.
3. She could not resist his wanton charm.
4. She felt that her life had become nothing but a wanton waste of time.
5. The wanton disregard for human life was unacceptable.

(As a noun)

Wanton ( noun )

1. Done or acting without restraint; uncontrolled or unchecked.
2. Sexually unrestrained; lewd; lascivious.

Origin:

Middle english (in the sense "lascivious"): from wantoun, from old english wantowen "luxuriant, profuse", from want "fullness, excess".

Examples:

1. He was arrested for wanton destruction of property.
2. The wanton acts of violence shocked the community.
3. She could not resist his wanton charm.
4. She felt that her life had become nothing but a wanton waste of time.
5. The wanton disregard for human life was unacceptable.