Wanton as an adjective means lewd or capriciously immoral.
People with the surname Wanton:
- George H. Wanton (1868-1940), Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army
- Joseph Wanton (1705-1780), Governor of Rhode Island
- Joseph Wanton, Jr. (born 1730), Loyalist in the American Revolution
People with the given name Wanton:
- Joseph Wanton Morrison (1783-1826), British soldier
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Famous quotes containing the word wanton:
“A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth; one who never feels
The wanton stings and motions of the sense,
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge
With profits of the mind, study, and fast.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The milkweed brings up to my very door
The theme of wanton waste in peace and war....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“People who make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks. They amuse themselves and other children, but their little trick may upset a freight train of conversation for the sake of a battered witticism.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)