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Unjust vs Licentious - What's the difference?

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Unjust is a related term of licentious.


As adjectives the difference between unjust and licentious

is that unjust is not fair, just or right while licentious is lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.

unjust

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not fair, just or right.
    • The solution was very unjust .

    Synonyms

    * unfair

    Antonyms

    * just

    Related terms

    * justice * injustice

    Usage notes

    Beware that unjust and injustice use different prefixes (French injustice was borrowed into English, but injuste was not). injust'' is archaic and ''unjustice is obsolete.

    licentious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
  • Disregarding accepted rules.

    • Derived terms

    * licentiousness

    See also

    * incontinent