libertine

[ lib-er-teen, lib-er-tin ]

Part of Speech

adjective,noun

Definition

adjective

characterized by a disregard of morality, especially in sexual matters; freethinking in matters of religion

noun

a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

Origin + Etymology

from Latin libertinus ‘freedman’, from liber ‘free’. In the mid 16th century, imitating French libertin, the term denoted a member of any of various antinomian sects in France; hence libertine

Synonyms

adjective