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libertine

/ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
lib-er-tine
IPA
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.

noun

One who is freethinking in religious matters.

noun

Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.

adj

Dissolute, licentious, profligate; loose in morals.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₁lewdʰ-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/
  • British English: /ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/

Inflected Forms

libertines (plural) more libertine (comparative) most libertine (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

drunkard glutton pleasure prostitute liberate liberal liberty libertinism

Synonyms

adulterer bed-hopper carpetmonger chamberer debauchee debaucher fornicator gallant lecher lewdster libertine hood rat

Antonyms

celibate celibatist monogamist virgin

Questions

How do you pronounce libertine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/.
What does libertine mean?
Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.
Where does libertine come from?
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.

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