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dissolute
Meaning: lacking moral restraint, especially in pursuit of pleasure
dissolute in a sentence
How dissolute is used in real sentences:
The biography describes a dissolute prince who wasted his fortune on lavish amusements.
His dissolute habits soon exhausted both his wealth and his family's patience.
“Some councilors described unattached tenants as dissolute or licentious, citing bar tabs, overnight guests, and repeated complaints about public indecency.”
— from the passage Who Counts in Dockside
“Wei portrayed Ren's companions as dissolute gamblers who squandered public funds at banquets, and some deserved the charge.”
— from the passage The Ledger Conspiracy
“There Clara encountered Great-Uncle Lucian, whose dissolute youth had consumed two inheritances in casinos and nightclubs, now carefully tying beans to poles.”
— from the passage The House at Mallow End
Synonyms for dissolute
Other words for dissolute — debauched, depraved and profligate — carry the same meaning.
- debauched
- depraved
- profligate
Antonyms of dissolute
Words that mean the opposite of dissolute:
- virtuous
- moral
- disciplined
Where it comes from
From Latin dissolutus, meaning 'loose or unrestrained.'
Word parts
- solv/solu — loosen; release
dissolute: dis- (apart) + solu (loosen)
Memory hook
DISSOLUTE sounds like 'dissolve': moral restraint has dissolved.