Synonyms for lustfulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : luhst-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌst fəl

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Définition of lustfulness

Origin :
  • Old English lustfull "wishful, desirous, having an eager desire;" see lust (n.) + -ful. Specifically of sexual desire from 1570s. Related: Lustfully; lustfulness. Middle English also had lustsome, which was used in a sense of "voluptuous, lustful" from c.1400. Old English had lustbære "desirable, pleasant, cheerful, joyous."
  • noun desire
Example sentences :
  • The very danger and lustfulness of her, which had so pricked his senses, now made him colder.
  • Extract from : « Aaron's Rod » by D. H. Lawrence
  • What lustfulness would surround them, what constant pruriency, what stealing!
  • Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
  • And yet—perhaps its working is divine behind all that veil of vulgarity and lustfulness.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 » by Elizabeth Bisland

Antonyms for lustfulness

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