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Word of the Day — Sunday, March 8, 2026

libertine

noun/ˈli-bər-ˌtēn/

Definitions

nouna freethinker especially in religious matters

nouna person who is unrestrained by convention or morality

Etymology

Middle English, "freedman," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French libertin, borrowed from Latin lībertīnus, noun derivative from lībertīnus, adjective, "of a freedman," from lībertus "freedman" (probably back-formation from lībertās "freedom, ") + -īnus