Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissolute

/ˈdɪsəljuːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: dis-so-lute
IPA: /ˈdɪsəljuːt/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unrestrained by morality.

adj

Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.

noun

An immoral person devoted to sensual pleasures.

Example Sentences

"Allwhite is dominated, of course, by its white characters: the high-school mean girls Meagan, Maegan and Megan (abused, bulimic, druggy), their mothers (smothering, manipulative, viperish) and their boyfriends (psychotic, supportive, dissolute)."
"[H]e illustrated the hypocrisy of his party; and was often known to exercise his talent of drinking a company of dissolutes under the table."

Etymology

From Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *lewh₃-, dissolute, dissolutus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɪsəljuːt/

Inflected Forms

more dissolute (comparative) most dissolute (superlative) dissolutes (plural)

Derived Forms

dissolutely dissoluteness undissolute

Synonyms

debauched dissipated hedonic lascivious lewd libidinous profligate wanton

Questions

How do you pronounce dissolute?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪsəljuːt/.
What does dissolute mean?: Unrestrained by morality.
Where does dissolute come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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