English Explanatory Dictionary

lustful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of lust; driven by lust.

Pronunciation

lûst′fl̩ /ˈlʌst.fəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lustful.wav

Word forms

lustful more lustful most lustful lustfull

Etymology

From Middle English lustful, from Old English lustfull (“desirous, wishful”); equivalent to lust + -ful. Cognate with Dutch lustvol (“lustful, lusty”), German lustvoll (“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllt (“pleasurable”), Swedish lustfyllda (“lustful”).

Synonyms

concupiscent amorous

Derived words

lustfully lustfulness unlustful
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