libertine
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noun \ˈli-bər-ˌtēn\Definition of LIBERTINE
1
usually disparaging : a freethinker especially in religious matters
2
: a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality; specifically : one leading a dissolute life
— libertine adjective
See Examples of LIBERTINE
- libertines of the royal court
- <the legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine>
Origin of LIBERTINE
Middle English libertyn freedman, from Latin libertinus, from libertinus, adjective, of a freedman, from libertus freedman, from liber
First Known Use: 1577
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- Synonyms
- backslider, debauchee, debaucher, decadent, deviate, degenerate, perv, pervert, profligate, rake, rakehell, rip
Rhymes with LIBERTINE
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