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title: wantonness — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wantonness» in the Judaism dictionary: Wantonness is wild, careless or cruel behaviour that has no restraint, often greedy or unkind. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wantonness

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**Who acts:** Wantonness, cruel behaviour, I, pieces, Lord, mouth · **What happens:** be, have, take, cut, send, inherit · **To what, where:** restraint, concubine, her, pieces, committed lewdness, Israel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«wantonness» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wantonness in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/wantonness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wantonness is wild, careless or cruel behaviour that has no restraint, often greedy or unkind.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:m1:1
# text = Wantonness is wild, careless or cruel behaviour that has no restraint, often greedy or unkind.
1	Wantonness	wantonness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	restraint	restraint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	acl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Wantonness |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Wantonness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | cruel behaviour | no restraint |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent restraint=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and wantonness in Israel. (Prophets JDG.20.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and wantonness in Israel.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:x1:1
# text = And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and wantonness in Israel.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	concubine	concubine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
26	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
29	committed	committed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	lewdness	lewdness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	wantonness	wantonness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	_
33	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | I | my concubine |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concubine=Theme |
| 2 | **cut** | past | I *not said here* | her *= she* |  | pieces |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset she=Product |
| 3 | **send** | past | I *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | throughout all country of the inheritance of Israel |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | present | pieces *= piece* | committed lewdness and wantonness in Israel |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lewdness=Patient |
| 5 | **inherit** |  |  | Israel |  |  |  |  | nom inheritance «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.20.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.20.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.20.6	JDG.20.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh wantonness. (Prophets ISA.9.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh wantonness.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:x2:1
# text = Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh wantonness.
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	16	cc:preconj	_	_
14	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
17	compassion	compassion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
20	fatherless	fatherless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	widows	widow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	26	det	_	_
26	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
28	ungodly	ungodly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
30	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
31	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	doer	doer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
36	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	37	det	_	_
37	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	nsubj	_	_
38	speaketh	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	conj	_	_
39	wantonness	wantonness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | shall | the Lord | no joy |  |  |  | in their young men; therefore *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joy=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | shall | Lord | compassion |  |  |  | on men's fatherless widows | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compassion=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for every one; ungodly *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | every mouth | wantonness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.9.16, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:x2:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.9.16, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.9.16	ISA.9.16	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wantonness of the thief shocked the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:x3:1
# text = The wantonness of the thief shocked the village.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wantonness	wantonness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	shocked	shock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shock** | past | the wantonness of the thief | the village |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus village=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Envy and wantonness filled the palace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:x4:1
# text = Envy and wantonness filled the palace.
1	Envy	envy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	wantonness	wantonness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | Envy and wantonness | the palace |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent palace=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tale warns against wantonness and greed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:wantonness:x5:1
# text = The tale warns against wantonness and greed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wantonness	wantonness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	greed	greed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | the tale |  |  |  |  | against wantonness and greed | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent against wantonness=Topic |

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