lustiness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlʌstinəs/ UK /ˈlʌstinəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being vigorous and full of energy

He attacked his work with characteristic lustiness.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... vigorrobustnessheartiness energy vitality strength

Opposites

weakness feebleness lethargy

Word family

Related forms lusty lustily lust

Etymology

From lusty + -ness. Lusty is from Middle English lusti ('vigorous, joyful'), from lust ('vigor'), from Old English lust, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire').

lust Old English *lustuz Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# lustiness

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

## Meanings
1. the quality of being vigorous and full of energy

## Examples
- He attacked his work with characteristic lustiness.

## Synonyms
- vigor
- robustness
- heartiness
- energy
- vitality
- strength

## Antonyms
- weakness
- feebleness
- lethargy

## Related Forms
- lusty
- lustily
- lust

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

## Etymology
From lusty + -ness. Lusty is from Middle English lusti ('vigorous, joyful'), from lust ('vigor'), from Old English lust, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire').

## AI Etymology
Lustiness comes from lusty + -ness. Lusty is from Middle English lusti ('vigorous, joyful'), from lust ('vigor'), from Old English lust, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lustuz ('pleasure, desire'). The etymological trail includes Old English lust, Proto-Germanic *lustuz. The same word family includes lusty, lustily, lust. Its current noun use means "the quality of being vigorous and full of energy".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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