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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lib·er·tine ETYMOLOGY Middle English libertyn freedman, from Latin libertinus, from libertinus, adjective, of a freedman, from libertusfreedman, from liber DATE 1577 1. usually disparaging : a freethinker especially in religious matters 2. a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality; specifically : one leading a dissolute life • libertine adjective English Etymology libertine late 14c., "an emancipated slave," from L. libertinus "member of a class of freedmen," from libertus "one's freedmen," from liber"free" (see liberal). Sense of "freethinker" is first recorded 1560s, from Fr. libertin (1540s) originally the name given to certain Protestant sects in France and the Low Countries. Meaning "dissolute or licentious person" first recorded 1590s; the darkening of meaning being perhaps due to misunderstanding of L.libertinus in Acts vi.9. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 libertine lib·er·tine / 5libEti:n; NAmE -bErt- / noun (formal, disapproving)a person, usually a man, who leads an immoral life and is interested in pleasure, especially sexual pleasure 放荡的男人；放荡不羁的人；浪荡公子 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective Synonyms: LICENTIOUS 2, fast, incontinent, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, salacious, satyric Contrasted Words: ethical; continent, sober, temperate Antonyms: straitlaced Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lib·er·tine I. \ˈlibə(r)ˌtēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, chiefly Brit -tīn\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English libertyn, from Latin libertinus, from libertinus, adjective 1. a. obsolete : manumitted slave : freedman b. usually capitalized : a member of a first-century Jerusalem synagogue composed of the descendants of Jews who had been carried in captivity to Rome and later freed < members of the synagogue of the Libertines disputed with Stephen according to Acts 6:9 (AV) > 2. usually capitalized a. : one of a political party in Geneva that until its fall in 1555 championed the ancient liberties of the city against the rigor of Calvin and the French refugees — called also Perrinist b. : one of a 16th century pantheistic sect in France and the Netherlands that denied the distinction between good and evil 3. : a freethinker especially in religious matters — usually used disparagingly 4. : one that is markedly unrestrained especially by convention or morality; especially : one leading a dissolute life II. adjective Etymology: Latin libertinus of a freedman, from libertus freedman (from liber free) + -inus -ine — more at liberal : of, belonging to, or being a libertine: as a. : freethinking in religion — usually used disparagingly b. archaic : free from restraint : uncontrolled c. (1) : showing unusual freedom from conventions or usual or standard patterns of behavior (2) : morally loose in conduct : licentious , profligate , dissolute |
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