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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wantonness \Wan"ton*ness\, noun 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
wantonness
noun
1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: {abandon}, {unconstraint}]
2: the quality of being lewd and lascivious [syn: {licentiousness}]
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