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libertine

adjective

  1. morally loose
L37078 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. person who rejects moral bounds
L37079 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/ / /ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/

adj

Etymology: From French libertin.

  1. Dissolute, licentious, profligate; loose in morals.

noun

Etymology: From French libertin.

  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.