lustfulness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈlʌstfəlnəs/ UK /ˈlʌstfʊlnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being filled with strong sexual desire

The novel was condemned for its open lustfulness.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being filled... lecherylasciviousness lust lewdness libidinousness wantonness concupiscence

Opposites

chastity purity celibacy

Word family

Related forms lust lustful lusty

Etymology

From lustful + -ness. Lustful is from Old English lustfull, from lust ('desire') + -full, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire').

lust Old English *lustuz Proto-Germanic

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# lustfulness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlʌstfəlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlʌstfʊlnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being filled with strong sexual desire

## Examples
- The novel was condemned for its open lustfulness.

## Synonyms
- lechery
- lasciviousness
- lust
- lewdness
- libidinousness
- wantonness
- concupiscence

## Antonyms
- chastity
- purity
- celibacy

## Related Forms
- lust
- lustful
- lusty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lust
- Root: *lustuz

## Etymology
From lustful + -ness. Lustful is from Old English lustfull, from lust ('desire') + -full, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire').

## AI Etymology
Lustfulness comes from lustful + -ness. Lustful is from Old English lustfull, from lust ('desire') + -full, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire'). The etymological trail includes Old English lust, Proto-Germanic *lustuz. The same word family includes lust, lustful, lusty. Its current noun use means "the state of being filled with strong sexual desire".

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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