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Plural of wanton

irregular plural

The plural of wanton is wanton or wantons.

Forms of wanton

Singularwanton /ˈwɒntən/
Pluralwanton /ˈwɒntən/
wantons
Countablecountable

Plural of wanton by meaning

  1. wonton (Chinese dumpling): wanton or wantons
  2. a pampered or coddled person.: wantons

Wantons in a sentence

  • Spread mayonnaise sparingly on one side of each of the wantons.1993, George Mure, Jill Mure, “Sashimi Mille Feuille”, in Mures Fish Tales & Tasmanian Seafood, Hobart, Tasmania: Platypus Publishing...
  • I settled on Chinese takeout for dinner—vegetable lo mein, beef and broccoli, hot and sour soup with wantons and egg rolls.2013, Cambria Hebert, “Piper”, in Recalled (Death Escorts; 1), →ISBN, page 104

Meaning of wanton

  1. adjective Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
  2. adjective Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
  3. adjective Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

Full definition of wanton

Plural the same as the singular

Questions about the plural of wanton

What is the plural of wanton?
The plural of wanton is wanton or wantons.
Is wanton countable?
Wanton is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: wanton (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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