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Antonyms for lustfulness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : luhst-fuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌst fəl |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for lustfulness
- amativeness
- ambition
- appetite
- ardor
- aspiration
- attraction
- avidity
- concupiscence
- covetousness
- craving
- craze
- cupidity
- devotion
- doting
- eagerness
- eroticism
- erotism
- fancy
- fascination
- fervor
- fondness
- frenzy
- greed
- hankering
- hunger
- inclination
- infatuation
- itch
- lasciviousness
- lechery
- libidinousness
- libido
- liking
- love
- lust
- mania
- motive
- need
- passion
- predilection
- proclivity
- propensity
- prurience
- pruriency
- rapaciousness
- rapture
- ravenousness
- relish
- salacity
- solicitude
- thirst
- urge
- voracity
- will
- wish
- yearning
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