Meanings
nouneffrenation (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableThe state of being effrenate; unrestrainedness.
Origin
- Latineffrēnātiō“unbridled impetuosity”
- Englisheffrenation
From Latin effrēnātiō (“unbridled impetuosity”).
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effrenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effrenation
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“effrenation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effrenation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effrenation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effrenation.
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