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Antonyms for dissolute
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : dis-uh-loot |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs əˌlut |
Definition of dissolute
Origin :- late 14c., "loose, negligent, morally or religiously lax," from Latin dissolutus "loose, disconnected," past participle of dissolvere "loosen up" (see dissolve). A figurative use of the classical Latin word. Related: Dissolutely; dissoluteness.
- adj lacking restraint, indulgent
- It sent him off in a rage, with all his crew of dissolute followers.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Badman continues a loose blackguard, extravagant, idle and dissolute.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- He was accused of dissolute conduct, and was superseded in his office by Du Poizat.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- The worst was, that the dissolute life he led grievously affected the business.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- The dissolute men who have written verses have not been great poets.
- Extract from : « The Poetical Works of William Collins » by William Collins
- She was so convinced that I was "dissolute," because of my class—as an earl's grandson.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- Anjou is, from all accounts, reckless and dissolute; and Alencon is sickly.
- Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty
- Yes, my dear, that was your parent, a dissolute ruffian whom you will do well to forget.
- Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
- "A dissolute friend of mine whom I am sending out to the colonies," he said.
- Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
Synonyms for dissolute
- abandoned
- corrupt
- debauched
- degenerate
- depraved
- dissipated
- evil
- fast
- fast and loose
- gone bad
- high living
- in the fast lane
- intemperate
- lascivious
- lax
- lecherous
- lewd
- libertine
- licentious
- light
- loose
- night owl
- nighthawk
- on the take
- open
- player
- profligate
- raffish
- rakish
- reprobate
- slack
- swift
- sybaritic
- unconstrained
- unprincipled
- unrestrained
- vicious
- wanton
- wayward
- wicked
- wild
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