Synonyms for dissoluteness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-uh-loot
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs əˌlut


Définition of dissoluteness

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.
  • noun dissipation
Example sentences :
  • Overeating and dissoluteness killed her, according to the Lorilleuxs.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • The opportunities for vice and dissoluteness are really less than at home.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 » by Various
  • It is more reasonable to attribute it to the dissoluteness of his life.
  • Extract from : « A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) » by Samuel R. Gardiner.
  • The priests had degenerated into an army of mercenaries, living in luxury and dissoluteness.
  • Extract from : « The Gist of Japan » by R. B. Peery
  • Such pleasures are signs of dissipation, dissoluteness, in the literal sense.
  • Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
  • In the Roman epoch the town was notorious for its dissoluteness.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 » by Various
  • The dissoluteness and violence of his character were not changed by the change of scene.
  • Extract from : « King Alfred of England » by Jacob Abbott
  • Over-gorging and dissoluteness killed her, said the Lorilleux.
  • Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII » by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
  • It was destroyed by the loafers and the dissoluteness of Coney Island.
  • Extract from : « T. De Witt Talmage » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • His genius and austere morals, contrasted with the dissoluteness of the Romish Clergy, gave him unbounded influence in the state.
  • Extract from : « Letters from Switzerland » by Samuel Irenus Prime

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