['l?b?ti:n, -t?n, -t??n]
¦ noun
1. a person who is freely indulgent in sensual pleasures.
2. a freethinker in matters of religion.
¦ adjective
1. characterized by free indulgence in sensual pleasures.
2. freethinking.
Derivatives
libertinage noun
libertinism noun
Origin
ME (denoting a freed slave or the son of one): from L. libertinus 'freedman', from liber 'free', influenced by Fr. libertin.