GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredCultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll cultureWriting tipsWriting hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedCultureWriting tipsAdvertisementSkip toSkip tolicentiousadjective (3)AdvertisementView synonyms for AmericanBritishlicentious[lahy-sen-shuhs]Phonetic (Standard)IPAadjectivesexually unrestrained; ; ; .unrestrained by law or general morality; ; .Synonyms: , Antonyms: going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules.licentious/ laɪˈsɛnʃəs /adjectivesexually unrestrained or promiscuousrare showing disregard for convention“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Discover MoreOther Word Formslicentiously adverblicentiousness nounnonlicentious adjectivenonlicentiously adverboverlicentious adjectiveoverlicentiously adverbunlicentious adjectiveunlicentiously adverbliˈcentiousness nounliˈcentiously adverbDiscover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of licentious1First recorded in 1525–35, licentious is from the Latin word licentiōsus “unrestrained”; , Discover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of licentious1C16: from Latin licentiōsus capricious, from licentia licenceDiscover MoreExample SentencesExamples have not been reviewed.This strange dichotomy between licentious freedom and slavish obedience is an implicit bargain between Trump and his followers.From But it is par for the course in an administration dominated by licentious, lying lotharios and those who wish to make money off of the backs of the voters.From Japan and the West had different sexual mores, but Japan’s culture was not particularly licentious or permissive.From He’s a licentious cad — flip and arrogant, a little romantic but mostly skeevy, and shallow as a Champagne coupe.From Failing to return Henry Miller’s licentious “Tropic of Cancer,” borrowed two decades earlier.From AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzContact usDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com © 2025 Dictionary.com, LLC, The meaning of LICENTIOUS is lacking legal or moral restraints; especially : disregarding sexual restraints. How to use licentious in a sentence. The Shared Roots of License and Licentious., LICENTIOUS definition: 1. (especially of a person or their behaviour) sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable…. Learn more..