Definition
The quality or state of being dissolute; moral looseness, unrestrained behavior, or lack of self-discipline.
Etymology
From dissolute + -ness. Dissolute comes from Latin dissolutus, suggesting something morally 'loosened' or 'unraveled' like a dissolved substance.
Kelly Says
Dissoluteness was a major theme in Victorian literature—the fear of moral dissoluteness in cities drove the entire Gothic novel genre, where characters abandoned rural virtue for urban vice and moral ruin.
Translations
ARالعربية
انحلال
in-hi-lal
BNবাংলা
বিশ্লেষণ
bi-shle-shan
CACatalà
dissolució
di-so-loo-syo
CSČeština
rozpuštění
ro-zpus-te-ni
DADansk
opløsning
op-loes-ning
DEDeutsch
Auflösung
owf-loesung
ELΕλληνικά
διαλυσις
di-a-ly-sis
ESEspañol
disolución
di-so-loo-SYOHN
FAفارسی
حل شدن
hal-she-den
FISuomi
liuotus
li-u-o-tus
FRFrançais
dissolution
di-so-loo-syohn
HUMagyar
felbontás
fel-bon-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelarutan
pe-la-ru-tan
ITItaliano
dissoluzione
di-so-loo-zyo-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
pelarutan
pe-la-ru-tan
NLNederlands
oplossing
op-lo-sing
NONorsk
oppløsning
op-loes-ning
PLPolski
rozpuszczalność
ro-zpusz-cha-l-no-sc
PTPortuguês
dissolução
di-so-loo-SAO
RORomână
dizolvare
di-zo-l-va-re
RUРусский
растворение
ra-stv-o-re-nie
SVSvenska
lösning
loes-ning
SWKiswahili
kufuta
ku-fu-ta
TAதமிழ்
பரம்பரையின்மை
para-mpar-ai-nin-mai
TEతెలుగు
విభజన
vi-bha-jan
TLTL
pag-aalis
pa-ga-alis
TRTürkçe
çözülme
cho-zül-me
UKУкраїнська
розчинення
roz-chyn-en-nya
VITiếng Việt
tan rã
tan-ra
ZUZU
ukusasaza
u-ku-sa-sa-za
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Noun form of 'dissolute'; carries the same gendered moral baggage as the adjective, historically weaponized against women to police sexuality and autonomy.
Inclusive Usage
Avoid the term when describing behavior; specify the actual conduct (e.g., 'lack of discipline,' 'absence of restraint') without gendered moral judgment.
Inclusive Alternatives
["lack of restraint","undisciplined behavior","absence of constraint"]