dissolute

English

Etymology

From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsəljuːt/

Adjective

dissolute (comparative more dissolute, superlative most dissolute)

  1. Unrestrained by morality.
  2. Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.

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Italian

Adjective

dissolute

  1. feminine plural of dissoluto

Noun

dissolute f

  1. plural of dissoluta

Latin

Participle

dissolute

  1. vocative masculine singular of dissolutus

References

  • dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dissolute in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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