lib|er|tine

lib|er|tine
lib|er|tine «LIHB uhr teen», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person without moral restraints; immoral or licentious person; man who does not respect women. SYNONYM(S): rake, debauchee.
2. a person or thing that goes its own way; one not restricted or confined: »

When he speaks, The air, a charter'd libertine, is still (Shakespeare).

3. a person who holds free or loose opinions about religion; freethinker.
4. a freedman in ancient Rome.
–adj.
1. without moral restraints; dissolute; licentious.
2. free or unrestrained: »

He is free and libertine, Pouring of his power the wine To every age, to every race (Emerson).

3. freethinking opinions about religion.
╂[< Latin lībertīnus freedman < lībertus made free < līber free]

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  • tine — ab·ro·tine; acon·i·tine; ac·tine; ad·a·man·tine; ag·ma·tine; al·a·cre·a·tine; am·e·thys·tine; an·a·tine; ar·re·tine; as·bes·tine; as·ta·tine; at·tine; bar·bo·tine; bar·ken·tine; bar·quen·tine; bar·y·tine; bikh·a·con·i·tine; bi·son·tine;… …   English syllables

  • lib — de·lib·er·ant; de·lib·er·ate·ly; de·lib·er·ate·ness; de·lib·er·a·tion; de·lib·er·a·tor; equi·lib·rio; equi·lib·ri·ous; equi·lib·rist; equi·lib·ri·stat; equi·lib·ri·um; lib·bard; lib·bet; lib·er·al·ism; lib·er·al·ist; lib·er·al·is·tic;… …   English syllables

  • libertine — lib·er·tine …   English syllables

  • libertine — lib|er|tine [ˈlıbəti:n US ər ] n literary [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: libertinus free person , from liber; LIBERTY] someone who leads an immoral life and always looks for pleasure, especially sexual pleasure >libertine adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • libertine — lib|er|tine [ lıbər,tin ] noun count LITERARY someone who behaves in an immoral way, especially someone who has a lot of sexual relationships …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • libertine — lib•er•tine [[t]ˈlɪb ərˌtin, tɪn[/t]] n. 1) a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained; a profligate; rake 2) a freethinker in religious matters 3) a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome 4) free of moral, esp. sexual, restraint;… …   From formal English to slang

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • Libertine — Lib er*tine ( t[i^]n), n. [L. libertinus freedman, from libertus one made free, fr. liber free: cf. F. libertin. See {Liberal}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A manumitted slave; a freedman; also, the son of a freedman. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Libertine — Lib er*tine, a. [L. libertinus of a freedman: cf. F. libertin. See {Libertine}, n. ] 1. Free from restraint; uncontrolled. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] You are too much libertine. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. Dissolute; licentious; profligate; loose in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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