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Definitions for Wanton

[1] done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
[2] deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful: Why jeopardize your career in such a wanton way?
[3] without regard for what is right, just, humane, etc.; careless; reckless: a wanton attacker of religious convictions.
[4] sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd: wanton behavior.
[5] extravagantly or excessively luxurious, as a person, manner of living, or style.
[6] luxuriant, as vegetation.
[7] Archaic . sportive or frolicsome, as children or young animals. having free play: wanton breezes; a wanton brook.
[8] a wanton or lascivious person, especially a woman.
[9] to behave in a wanton manner; become wanton.
[10] to squander, especially in pleasure (often followed by away ): to wanton away one's inheritance.
[11] dissolute, licentious, or immoral
[12] without motive, provocation, or justification wanton destruction
[13] maliciously and unnecessarily cruel or destructive
[14] unrestrained wanton spending
[15] archaic , or poetic playful or capricious
[16] archaic (of vegetation, etc) luxuriant or superabundant
[17] a licentious person, esp a woman
[18] a playful or capricious person
[19] (intr) to behave in a wanton manner
[20] (tr) to squander or waste

Words related to Wanton

outrageous, promiscuous, lewd, shameless, gratuitous, unjust, needless, senseless, vicious, unjustified, arbitrary, willful, unjustifiable, unprovoked, extravagant, capricious, reckless, wasteful, libertine, abandoned

Words nearby Wanton

wantage, wantagh, wantaway, wanted, wanting, wanton, wanxian, wany, wap, wapatoo, wapentake

Origin of Wanton

1250–1300; Middle English wantowen literally, undisciplined, ill-reared, Old English wan- not + togen past participle of tēon to discipline, rear, cognate with German ziehen, Latin dūcere to lead; akin to tow1

Words that may be confused with Wanton

wanton, won, ton

Other words from Wanton

wan·ton·ly , adverb
wan·ton·ness , noun
un·wan·ton , adjective

Word origin for Wanton

C13 wantowen (in the obsolete sense: unmanageable, unruly): from wan- (prefix equivalent to un- 1 ; related to Old English wanian to wane ) + -towen, from Old English togen brought up, from tēon to bring up

Synonyms for Wanton

lewd, outrageous, promiscuous, shameless, abandoned, fast, libertine, profligate, X-rated, lax, libidinous, licentious, speedy, unprincipled, unscrupulous, wayward