Harlot vs. Wanton

Harlot vs. Wanton — Is There a Difference?

Difference Between Harlot and Wanton

Harlotnoun

A woman prostitute.

Wantonadjective

Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.

Harlotnoun

A female prostitute.

Wantonadjective

Exciting or expressing sexual desire

a wanton pose.

Harlotnoun

A female who is considered promiscuous.

Wantonadjective

Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust

wanton destruction.

Harlotnoun

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth.

Wantonadjective

Unrestrainedly excessive

wanton extravagance.

Harlotnoun

(obsolete) A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.

Wantonadjective

Luxuriant; overabundant

wanton tresses.

Harlotverb

To play the harlot; to practice lewdness.

Wantonadjective

Frolicsome; playful

a wanton fawn.

Harlotadjective

(now uncommon) Wanton; lewd; low; base.

Wantonadjective

(Obsolete) Rebellious; refractory.

Harlotnoun

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

Wantonverb

To behave in a wanton manner; act lasciviously.

Wantonverb

To move idly or playfully.

Wantonnoun

One, especially a woman, who is licentious or promiscuous.

Wantonadjective

(archaic) Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

Wantonadjective

(obsolete) Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.

Wantonadjective

Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

Wantonadjective

Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.

Wantonadjective

(archaic) Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.

Wantonnoun

A pampered or coddled person.

Wantonnoun

An overly playful person; a trifler.

Wantonnoun

A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.

Wantonnoun

(archaic) A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

Wantonverb

(intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

Wantonverb

(transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).

The young man wantoned away his inheritance.

Wantonverb

(intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.

Wantonnoun

lewd or lascivious woman

Wantonverb

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

Wantonverb

indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

Wantonverb

spend wastefully;

wanton one's money away

Wantonverb

become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

Wantonverb

engage in amorous play

Wantonverb

behave extremely cruelly and brutally

Wantonadjective

occurring without motivation or provocation;

motiveless malignityunprovoked and dastardly attack

Wantonadjective

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;

her easy virtuehe was told to avoid loose (or light) womenwanton behavior