dissolute
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissolute in British English:
UK [ˈdɪsəlu:t]
How to pronounce dissolute in American English:
US [ˈdɪsəˌlut]
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- Adjective:
- unrestrained by convention or morality
Word Origin
- dissolute (adj.)
- late 14c., "loose, negligent, morally or religiously lax," from Latin dissolutus "loose, disconnected," past participle of dissolvere "loosen up" (see dissolve). A figurative use of the classical Latin word. Related: Dissolutely; dissoluteness.
Example
- 1. But this is hardly a model of dissolute morals .
- 2. Appointed senator for life , he took power from the dissolute silvio berlusconi on november 16th .
- 3. The naked bodies in the pictures of the famous von gloeden , for example , are reminiscent of the dissolute stories of german colonies , who came here at the beginning of the last century .
- 4. Meanwhile , al gore 's daughter kristin has just released a novel about life in the white house with a noble vice-president , a dissolute president and a ghastly first lady whose " paranoia was legendary " .
- 5. George , the prince regent , was lampooned as a dissolute " dandy of sixty " .