SuaviloquyToday’s word

wantonness

Wantonness, n.

The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness. Gower. The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness. Eikon Basilike. Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for wantonness. Shak.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists wantonness only as an antonym, under abstinence.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms