Abandon vs. Wantonness
Abandonverb
(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
Abandonverb
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
Abandonverb
(transitive) To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
Abandonverb
To subdue; to take control of.
Abandonverb
To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
Abandonverb
(transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
Abandonverb
(transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
Abandonnoun
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
Abandonnoun
(obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.
Abandonverb
To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
Abandonverb
To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender.
Abandonverb
Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; - often in a bad sense.
Abandonverb
To relinquish all claim to; - used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.
Abandonnoun
Abandonment; relinquishment.
Abandonnoun
A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
Abandonnoun
the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry;
Abandonnoun
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity;
Abandonverb
forsake, leave behind;
Abandonverb
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.;
Abandonverb
give up with the intent of never claiming again;
Abandonverb
leave behind empty; move out of;
Abandonverb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
Wantonnessnoun
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.
Wantonnessnoun
A particular wanton act.
Wantonnessnoun
The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.
Wantonnessnoun
the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry;
Wantonnessnoun
the quality of being lewd and lascivious
