wantonness

US pronunciation

American soundwantonness

wantonness

Syllables: 3 syllables
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Vowel: Spelling-based estimate
Ending: Clear final sound

wan - ton - ness -> wantonness

Myanmar meaning

Full entry

wanton /'wɒntǝn/ adj

၁။ အကြောင်းမဲ့။ တမင်သက်သက်။ wanton cruelty/damage/waste ❍ the wanton destruction of a historic building.
၂။ (fml ) ကစားကျီစယ်သော။ ပျော်မြူးသော။ in a wanton mood.
၃။ (dated fml ) လျှပ်ပေါ် လော်လည်သော။ ကာယိနြေ္ဒမစောင့်သော။ ပျံတံတံနန့်တန့်တန့်။
❏ wantonly adv အကြောင်းမဲ့သက်သက်။ လက်လွတ်စပယ်။ Many of our forests have been wantonly cut down. wantonness n [U]

More examples

‘Stone throwing was inflicting a great deal of injury upon these beautiful birds, and the public who enjoyed strolls on the river's banks could render the most valuable service in stopping the wanton and cruel practice.’
‘Their wanton vandalism causes money to be wasted and toilets to close.’
‘A young man starting out in life has had his business badly damaged by this wanton destruction.’
‘While we accept that feelings are running high on the issue of military landings at Shannon Airport, this kind of wanton vandalism does nothing to heighten our credibility and will probably do more damage than good.’
‘Jackson and Lee continued to preside over the wanton slaughter of men, women and children to defend the rights of freedom for white Virginians while supporting the slavery of black Virginians, among others.’
‘Both acts of wanton destruction were deliberately aimed at symbolically injuring the self-esteem of the targeted victims, beside tremendous loss of innocent lives.’
‘On Monday, September 13, we found that the glass had been smashed again, so the council has to now believe that it is just stupid, wanton vandalism.’
‘The wanton and deliberate demolition of the Babri Masjid by the Hindu fundamentalist forces in December 1992 was a watershed in the governance of the country.’
‘But legitimate protest has become mixed up with wanton destruction or even violence unrelated to the activities of the businesses attacked.’
‘This wanton act of vandalism took a lot of effort and it's a sad reflection on how society can be today.’
‘Just like without the wanton slaughter, rape and theft of Native Americans and their territories there would be NO USA whatsoever!’
‘The corporate Visigoths' worst act of wanton destruction was the demolition of one of the most distinguished terraces ever designed by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, the genius of the genre.’
‘It is his own wanton destruction of the bountiful and generous Mother Earth which will finally compel him to change his ways.’
‘Suffice to say that BECAUSE we can sue employers for injuries and harassment at work, they're not in a position to take wanton liberties with the employees who generate their profits.’
‘It is wanton and pointless vandalism which has caused a lot of disruption to the school, but also those who carry out such attacks are putting their own safety at risk.’
‘This may sound like wishful thinking but how else will we create hope from the despair of untold child death, wanton neglect of girls and women, and a rich elite feasting on the misery of millions in poverty?’
‘They then demanded an apology for this ‘unprovoked and wanton attack’.’
‘A City priest vowed yesterday that he is no longer willing to turn the other cheek and tolerate the repeated acts of wanton vandalism to the windows of the presbytery which is also his home.’
‘It's all about growth and building something successful - instead of wanton violence and destruction.’
‘The contrast between the world's wanton violence and promiscuity on the one hand, and the Torah's pristine standards and sensitivities on the other, must have been astounding.’

Synonyms

gratuitous, motiveless, meaningless, reckless, needless, unjustifiable, willful, uncalled-for, unprovoked, X-rated, abandoned, accidentally on purpose, amuse oneself, arbitrary, be in clover, be insincere, be insincere with, capricious, careless, changeable, contrary, coquet, cruel, debauchee, devil-may-care, dissipated, dissolute, double-crossing, evil, excessive, extravagant, fanciful, fast, fickle, fitful, fluctuating, fool with, free, fribble, fribbling, frivol, frivoling, frivolous, futz around, gold-dig, gold-digging, groundless, have a fling, heedless, hot and cold, immoderate, immodest, immoral, impious, inconsiderate, inconstant, indulge in, intemperate, lavish, lax, lead on, lewd, libertine, libidinous, licentious, live extravagantly, live high on hog, live in luxury, live it up, living it up, lollygag, lustful, luxuriate, make eyes at, maleficent, malevolent, malicious, mean, merciless, mess with, monkey with, nasty, ornery, outrageous, perverse, play games, play games with, play with, playing games, potter, pottering, prodigal, profligate, profligate person, profuse, promiscuous, put one over on, rake, rash, senseless, shameless, speedy, spendthrift, spiteful, spoiled, string along, take for a ride, take for ride, take it easy, taking for ride, taking it easy, thriftless, toy, trifle, unasked, unfair, unfettered, unjust, unjustified, unprincipled, unreasonable, unreserved, unrestrained, unscrupulous, up and down, use up, used up, using up, variable, vicious, volatile, wasteful, wayward, whimsical, wicked, wild, wink at, winked at

Antonyms

benign, calm, careful, chaste, clean, decent, economical, gentle, good, justifiable, kind, moral, needed, nice, observant, rational, reasonable, restrained, righteous, sensible, thoughtful, thrifty, wise