roué
Immoral pleasure seeker
A roué is a man devoted to sensual pleasure and debauchery—a rake or libertine.
The word carries a whiff of aristocratic decadence, suggesting someone who has made dissolution a lifestyle rather than a lapse: an aging roué with a reputation for seducing young women.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned but persists in literary contexts.
One lacking moral restraint
- rakeTined yard implement
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- debaucheeOne given to excess
- dissoluteIndulgent and immoral
lecher · philanderer · womanizer · lothario · Don Juan · seducer · playboy · voluptuary
Famous for negativity
- infamousHaving a terrible reputation
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
- disgracedBrought into shame
- shamefulCausing or meriting disgrace
immoral · dissolute · unprincipled · dishonorable · sordid · tarnished · corrupt · degenerate
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- urbaneRefined and courteous
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
polished · smooth · witty · charismatic · refined · cultured · elegant · courtly
Powerfully appealing
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- enticingPowerfully attractive
- temptingArousing desire or interest
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
beguiling · irresistible · provocative · coy · enchanting · bewitching · sultry · sensual
libertine
One lacking moral restraint
- rakeTined yard implement
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- debaucheeOne given to excess
dissolute · lecher · philanderer · womanizer · lothario · Don Juan · seducer · playboy · voluptuary · sybarite
notorious
Famous for negativity
- infamousHaving a terrible reputation
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
- disgracedBrought into shame
shameful · immoral · dissolute · unprincipled · dishonorable · sordid · tarnished · corrupt · degenerate · rakish
suave
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- urbaneRefined and courteous
sophisticated · polished · smooth · witty · charismatic · refined · cultured · elegant · courtly · dapper
alluring
Powerfully appealing
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- enticingPowerfully attractive
- temptingArousing desire or interest
captivating · beguiling · irresistible · provocative · coy · enchanting · bewitching · sultry · sensual · magnetic