libertine

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin libertinus (“a freedman, prop. adj., of or belonging to the condition of a freedman”), from libertus (“a freedman”), from liber (“free”); see liberal, liberate. ==== Noun ==== libertine (plural libertines) (historical) Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman. === Etymology 2 === From French libertin. ==== Noun ==== libertine (plural libertines) One who is freethinking in religious matters. Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:libertine ===== Related terms ===== liberate liberal liberty ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== libertine (comparative more libertine, superlative most libertine) Dissolute, licentious, profligate; loose in morals. ===== Related terms ===== libertinism libertinage ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== “libertine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “libertine”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === berlinite == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === libertine feminine singular of libertin == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /li.berˈti.ne/ Rhymes: -ine Hyphenation: li‧ber‧tì‧ne === Noun === libertine f plural of libertina == Latin == === Adjective === lībertīne vocative masculine singular of lībertīnus