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libertines

libertines is the plural of libertine.

Meaning of libertine

Noun (1)

libertine (plural libertines)

  1. (historical) Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.

Noun (2)

libertine (plural libertines)

  1. One who is freethinking in religious matters.
  2. Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.
    • So the truth of the matter is that a libertine in love, if indeed a libertine can be in love, becomes from that moment in less of a hurry to enjoy the pleasures of the flesh.2007, Choderlos de Laclos, translated by Helen Constantine, Dangerous Liaisons, Penguin, page 123

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Questions about libertines

What is libertines the plural of?
Libertines is the plural of libertine.

Words near libertines in the dictionary

  1. libertie
  2. liberties
  3. libertinage
  4. libertinages
  5. libertine
  6. libertines
  7. libertinism
  8. libertinisms
  9. Libertis
  10. Liberto
  11. libertoon

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