different between dissoluteness vs dissolute

English

Etymology

From dissolute +? -ness.

Noun

dissoluteness (usually uncountable, plural dissolutenesses)

1. (obsolete) Lack of restraint; excess.
2. Looseness of morals; wantonness, licentiousness.
   • , II.17:

     Wee dare not call our members by their proper names, and feare not to employ them in all kind of dissolutenese.

English

Etymology

From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?s?lju?t/

Adjective

dissolute (comparative more dissolute, superlative most dissolute)

1. Unrestrained by morality.
2. Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.

Synonyms

• debauched, dissipated, hedonic, lascivious, lewd, libidinous, profligate, wanton

Derived terms

• dissolutely
• dissoluteness

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• outslides, slideouts, solitudes

Italian

Adjective

dissolute

1. feminine plural of dissoluto

Noun

dissolute f

1. plural of dissoluta

Latin

Participle

dissol?te

1. vocative masculine singular of dissol?tus

References

• dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dissolute in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dissolute in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette