dissoluteness
/'disəlu:tnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Lack of restraint in pursuing sensual pleasures; moral laxity: The state or quality of being dissolute, characterized by excessive indulgence in physical pleasures and a disregard for moral principles.
Usage
- Dissoluteness is an uncountable noun that describes a general pattern of behavior or a character trait, not a single act. It is a formal term often used in moral, literary, or historical contexts to critique a lifestyle.
- It typically functions as the subject or object in a sentence.
- Subject: "His dissoluteness was the talk of the town."
- Object: "The novel explores the dissoluteness of the aristocracy."
Examples
- The moral decay of the empire was marked by widespread dissoluteness and corruption.
- She abandoned a life of dissoluteness and sought spiritual redemption.
- Historians often attribute the fall of the regime to the leader's dissoluteness and neglect of duty.
Advanced Usage
- "A life of dissoluteness": A common collocation describing a sustained period of immoral and pleasure-seeking behavior.
- He squandered his inheritance on a life of dissoluteness.
- Used in contrast to virtues like temperance, discipline, or piety.
- The sermon warned against the dangers of dissoluteness and urged a path of virtue.
Variants and Related Words
- Dissolute (adjective): Showing a lack of moral restraint; licentious.
- He was known as a dissolute young man.
- Dissolutely (adverb): In a dissolute manner.
- They lived dissolutely, without care for the future.
Synonyms
- Debauchery: Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
- Licentiousness: Lacking legal or moral restraints, especially in sexual conduct.
- Profligacy: Reckless extravagance or wastefulness, often in the context of immoral behavior.
- Immorality: The state or quality of not conforming to accepted standards of morality.
Antonyms
- Restraint: Self-control.
- Temperance: Moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking.
- Asceticism: Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
- Virtue: Behavior showing high moral standards.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "To live a dissolute life": An idiom meaning to live in a morally unrestrained way, focused on pleasure.
- After coming into money, he lived a dissolute life for years before losing everything.
- "Sink into dissoluteness": To gradually adopt a lifestyle of moral decline.
- Without purpose, he feared he would sink into dissoluteness.
Noun
- indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures