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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

放荡的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fàngdàng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Licentious/laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的放荡的行为让所有人都感到震惊。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Lacking legal or moral restraints, especially disregarding sexual restraints.

    "The licentious behavior at the party shocked the more conservative guests."
  2. 2

    Characterized by a disregard for rules or conventions.

    "The novel depicted a licentious society where anything went."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'licentiosus', meaning 'full of freedom' or 'unrestrained', stemming from 'licentia' (freedom, liberty). In Late Middle English through Old French, the term evolved to specifically denote a lack of moral restraint, particularly in sexual matters.

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