libertinage

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English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French libertinage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

libertinage (countable and uncountable, plural libertinages)

  1. The conduct or activities of a libertine; licentiousness.
    • 1965, Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and other Writings:
      Destroy, with entire unpity, raze to the ground, those detestable houses where you billet the progeny of the libertinage of the poor, appalling cloacas, wherefrom there every day spews forth into society a swarm of new-made creatures []

Translations

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French

Etymology

From libertin +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

libertinage m (plural libertinages)

  1. the conduct or activities of a libertine; licentiousness

Descendants

  • English: libertinage
  • German: Libertinage
  • Romanian: libertinaj

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