Home › Words › D › dissolutedissolute/ˈdɪsəljuːt/dissolute means unrestrained by morality.dissolute is pronounced /ˈdɪsəljuːt/.EtymologyFrom Middle English dissolute, from Latin dissolutus.adjUnrestrained by morality.Recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures.nounAn immoral person devoted to sensual pleasures.e.g.“[H]e illustrated the hypocrisy of his party; and was often known to exercise his talent of drinking a company of dissolutes under the table.” — 1879, The Quarterly Review, volume 148, page 263:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dissolutely 77% match — In a dissolute manner vs dissolute →dissoluteness 77% match — Lack of restraint; excess. vs dissolute →unmoralized 70% match — Not led or restrained by morality. vs dissolute →licentious 69% match — Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled. vs dissolute →moralless 66% match — Without morals; immoral, corrupt. vs dissolute →debauchee 66% match — Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint. vs dissolute →unscrupulous 65% match — Without scruples; immoral. vs dissolute →debauched 64% match — Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent. vs dissolute →