licentiosus

Latin

Etymology

From licentia (“licence, freedom”) +‎ -ōsus (“full of”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /li.ken.tiˈoː.sus/, [lʲɪkɛn̪t̪iˈoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.t͡ʃen.t͡siˈo.sus/, [lit͡ʃent̪͡s̪iˈɔːs̬us]

Adjective

licentiōsus (feminine licentiōsa, neuter licentiōsum, comparative licentiōsior, superlative licentiōsissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. licentious, full of freedom, free, unbridled, unrestrained, wanton

   Synonyms: intemperāns (“intemperate”), lascīviōsus (“lascivious”, literally “full of playfulness”), lascīvus (“wanton”, literally “playful”), libīdinōsus (“libidinous”, literally “full of desire”), licēns (“free”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	licentiōsus	licentiōsa	licentiōsum		licentiōsī	licentiōsae	licentiōsa
Genitive	licentiōsī	licentiōsae	licentiōsī		licentiōsōrum	licentiōsārum	licentiōsōrum
Dative	licentiōsō		licentiōsō		licentiōsīs
Accusative	licentiōsum	licentiōsam	licentiōsum		licentiōsōs	licentiōsās	licentiōsa
Ablative	licentiōsō	licentiōsā	licentiōsō		licentiōsīs
Vocative	licentiōse	licentiōsa	licentiōsum		licentiōsī	licentiōsae	licentiōsa

Derived terms

• licentiōsē

Related terms

• licentia

References

• “licentiosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• licentiosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.