lustful C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlʌstfəl/ UK /ˈlʌstfəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj full of strong sexual desire He gave her a lustful, lingering stare. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · full of strong sexual desire lecherouslasciviouslibidinousrandycarnalwantonprurient ↔ Opposites chastepurecelibatefrigid Word family Derived forms lustfullylustfulness Related forms lustlusty Etymology AI details From Old English lustfull ('wishful, desirous'), from lust ('desire, pleasure') + -full. Lust is from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire'). lust Old English *lustuz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lustful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlʌstfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlʌstfəl/ ## Meanings 1. full of strong sexual desire ## Examples - He gave her a lustful, lingering stare. ## Synonyms - lecherous - lascivious - libidinous - randy - carnal - wanton - prurient ## Antonyms - chaste - pure - celibate - frigid ## Derived Forms - lustfully - lustfulness ## Related Forms - lust - lusty ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lust - Root: *lustuz ## Etymology From Old English lustfull ('wishful, desirous'), from lust ('desire, pleasure') + -full. Lust is from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire'). ## AI Etymology Lustful comes from Old English lustfull ('wishful, desirous'), from lust ('desire, pleasure') + -full. Lust is from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire'). The etymological trail includes Old English lust and Proto-Germanic *lustuz. As an adjective, lustful means full of strong sexual desire. The same family is visible in derived forms such as lustfully and lustfulness and related forms such as lust and lusty. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown