licentiosus
Latin
Etymology
From licentia (“licence, freedom”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [lɪ.kɛn.tiˈoː.sʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [li.t͡ʃen.t̪͡s̪iˈɔː.s̬us]
Adjective
licentiōsus (feminine licentiōsa, neuter licentiōsum, comparative licentiōsior, superlative licentiōsissimus); first/second-declension adjective
- licentious, full of freedom, free, unbridled, unrestrained, wanton
- Synonyms: intemperāns (“intemperate”), lascīviōsus (“lascivious”, literally “full of playfulness”), lascīvus (“wanton”, literally “playful”), libīdinōsus (“libidinous”, literally “full of desire”), licēns (“free”)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | licentiōsus | licentiōsa | licentiōsum | licentiōsī | licentiōsae | licentiōsa | |
| genitive | licentiōsī | licentiōsae | licentiōsī | licentiōsōrum | licentiōsārum | licentiōsōrum | |
| dative | licentiōsō | licentiōsae | licentiōsō | licentiōsīs | |||
| accusative | licentiōsum | licentiōsam | licentiōsum | licentiōsōs | licentiōsās | licentiōsa | |
| ablative | licentiōsō | licentiōsā | licentiōsō | licentiōsīs | |||
| vocative | licentiōse | licentiōsa | licentiōsum | licentiōsī | licentiōsae | licentiōsa | |
Derived terms
- licentiōsē
Related terms
References
- “licentiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- licentiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.