Dissolute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unrestrained by convention or morality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dwˈɔːɹf/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪsəlˌuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪsəlˌuːt/

3 syllables Say it as /dwˈɔːɹf/.

Examples

Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
deplorably dissipated and degraded
riotous living

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissipated libertine profligate riotous degenerate fast debauched degraded

Parts of Speech

adjective

unrestrained by convention or morality

“Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society”

Word Forms

degenerate	noun	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
dissoluteness	noun	indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
libertine	noun	a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
profligate	noun	a dissolute man in fashionable society
riot	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausschweifend

nicht durch Konventionen oder Moral eingeschränkt

🇫🇷French

dissolu

sans restriction ni par les conventions ni par la moralité

🇪🇸Spanish

disoluto

sin restricciones por convención o moralidad

🇮🇹Italian

dissoluto

senza vincoli né per convenzione né per moralità

🇳🇱Dutch

losbandig

niet beperkt door conventies of moraliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissoluto

irrestrito por convenção ou moralidade

🇷🇺Russian

распутный

не ограниченный условностями или моралью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वच्छंद

परंपरा या नैतिकता से अनियंत्रित

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রবীভূত

নিয়ম বা নৈতিকতা দ্বারা অনিয়ন্ত্রিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கரைந்துவிடும்

மாநாடு அல்லது ஒழுக்கத்தால் கட்டுப்படுத்தப்படாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

కరిగిపోతాయి

సంప్రదాయం లేదా నైతికత ద్వారా అనియంత్రిత

🇮🇳Marathi

विरघळणारे

परंपरा किंवा नैतिकतेने अनियंत्रित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસર્જન

સંમેલન અથવા નૈતિકતા દ્વારા અનિયંત્રિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಗಿಸಿ

ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ನೈತಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലിഞ്ഞുചേരുക

കൺവെൻഷൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധാർമ്മികതയാൽ അനിയന്ത്രിതമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਗ

ਸੰਮੇਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬੇਰੋਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

تحلیل

کنونشن یا اخلاقیات سے بے لگام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荒淫

不受习俗或道德的约束

🇯🇵Japanese

自堕落な

慣習や道徳に束縛されない

🇰🇷Korean

방탕한

관습이나 도덕에 얽매이지 않는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phóng túng

không bị hạn chế bởi quy ước hoặc đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

เสเพล

ไม่ถูกจำกัดโดยธรรมเนียมหรือศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

cabul

tidak dibatasi oleh konvensi atau moralitas

🇵🇭Filipino

malusaw

hindi pinipigilan ng kumbensyon o moralidad

🇲🇾Malay

terlarut

tidak terkawal oleh konvensyen atau moral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاسق

غير مقيدة بالاتفاقية أو الأخلاق

🇮🇷Persian

منحل شدن

توسط قراردادها یا اخلاقیات محدود نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ahlaksız

gelenek veya ahlak tarafından sınırlandırılmamış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּפקָר

לא מרוסנת על ידי מוסכמה או מוסר

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