Main Entry: dis·so·lute

Pronunciation: \ˈdi-sə-ˌlüt, -lət\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dissolutus, from past participle of dissolvere to loosen, dissolve

Date: 14th century

: lacking restraint; especially : marked by indulgence in things (as drink or promiscuous sex) deemed vices <the dissolute and degrading aspects of human nature — Wallace Fowlie>

— dis·so·lute·ly adverb

— dis·so·lute·ness noun