Both Uses of
wanton
in
The Fountainhead
- He expressed admiration for all the great historical styles, but admonished against their wanton mixture.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Well, that's what's hanging over the world, prowling somewhere through mankind, that same thing, something closed, mindless, utterly wanton, but something with an aim and a cunning of its own.†
Chpt 2.11
Definitions:
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(1)
(wanton) of something considered bad: excessive, thoughtless indulgence -- such as waste, cruelty, violence, and (especially in the past) sexual promiscuity
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, wanton can also describe people who are playful or plants that are growing profusely.