witwanton noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(no longer used) One who indulges in idle, foolish, and irreverent fancies or speculations; one who tries to be cleverly amusing but falls short.All epicures, witwantons, atheists. — 1613 verb1 •(no longer used) To indulge in vain, sportive, or irreverent wit; speculate idly or irreverently.Wit-wanton it with lewd barbarity, … — 1839 formswitwantoned · witwantoning · witwantons