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Audacity vs Libertinism - What's the difference?

audacity | libertinism |

As nouns the difference between audacity and libertinism

is that audacity is insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional while libertinism is a lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.

audacity

English

Noun

(audacities)
  • Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
    • The brash private had the audacity to criticize the general.
    Somebody never pays his loans, yet he has the audacity to ask the bank for money.
  • *
  • Fearlessness, intrepid daring.

    • Synonyms

    * (insolent boldness) audaciousness, outdaciousness, temerity

    Related terms

    * audacious

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    libertinism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.
  • *1852 , , The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. , ch. 13,
  • *:The lord made a boast of his libertinism , and frequently avowed that he held all women to be fair game.
  • *1855 , , "The Grand Prior of Minorca: A Veritable Ghost Story," in Chronicles of Wolfert's Roost and Other Papers ,
  • *:They led a life of luxury and libertinism , and were to be found in the most voluptuous courts of Europe.
  • *1990 , David Gross and Sophfronia Scott, " Proceeding With Caution," Time , 16 Jul.,
  • *:Only on college campuses do remnants of libertinism linger. That worries public-health officials, who are witnessing an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases.
  • * 1993 , Peter N. Miller, "‘Freethinking’ and ‘Freedom of Thought’ in Eighteenth-Century Britain," The Historical Journal , vol. 36, no. 3, p. 601:
    • To facilitate their counter-attack, the targets of this critique sought to reduce the plurality of libertinisms to a simple libertine personality.

    Related terms

    * (l)

    References

    *" libertinism" at OneLook® Dictionary Search .