English Explanatory Dictionary

lustfulness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being lustful

Word forms

lustfulness lustfulnesses

Etymology

From Middle English lustfulnesse, from Old English lustfulnes (“desire, pleasure”), equivalent to lustful + -ness.

Synonyms

libidinousness horniness lascivity lasciviousness lechery lewdity lewdness libido libidinosity licentiousness lustfulness randiness sexual appetite wantonness

Antonyms

abstinence asceticism chastity continence moderation self-restraint temperance

Related words

iniquity lust
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