wanton.
Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
Meaning & usage
Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.
Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licentious; sportive; playful”), from wan- (“not, un-, mis-”) + towen, i-towen (“educated”, literally “towed; led; drawn”), from Old English togen, ġetogen, past participle of tēon (“to train, discipline”), equivalent to wan- + towed.
A pampered or coddled person.
An overly playful person; a trifler.
A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.
A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licentious; sportive; playful”), from wan- (“not, un-, mis-”) + towen, i-towen (“educated”, literally “towed; led; drawn”), from Old English togen, ġetogen, past participle of tēon (“to train, discipline”), equivalent to wan- + towed.
To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
The young man wantoned away his inheritance.
To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licentious; sportive; playful”), from wan- (“not, un-, mis-”) + towen, i-towen (“educated”, literally “towed; led; drawn”), from Old English togen, ġetogen, past participle of tēon (“to train, discipline”), equivalent to wan- + towed.
wonton (Chinese dumpling)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹).
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