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libertine vs profligate

profligate vs libertine

libertine and profligate both are nouns.

libertine and profligate both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
libertine Yes Yes No No
profligate Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, libertine and profligate are synonyms defined as:
  • libertine and profligate: unrestrained by convention or morality
Other synonyms of libertine include debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, riotous.
As nouns, profligate is a hyponym of libertine; that is, profligate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than libertine:
  • libertine: a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
  • profligate: a dissolute man in fashionable society
libertine (noun) profligate (noun)
a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained a dissolute man in fashionable society
a recklessly extravagant consumer
libertine (adjective) profligate (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality unrestrained by convention or morality
recklessly wasteful
Difference between libertine and profligate

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