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profligate vs libertine

libertine vs profligate

profligate and libertine both are nouns.

profligate and libertine both are adjectives.

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

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