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lustful

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • lûst′fl̩
  • /ˈlʌst.fəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L AH1 S T F AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Full of lust; driven by lust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

vigorously passionate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lusty, concupiscent

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • libidinous orgies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lascivious, lewd, libidinous

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

characterized by lust

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
  • her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
  • prurient literature
  • prurient thoughts
  • a salacious rooster of a little man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lubricious, prurient, salacious

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَهْوَانِيّ (šahwāniyy) — full of lust
  • Bengali: কামাসক্ত (kamaśokto) — full of lust
  • Bengali: কামুক (kamuk) — full of lust
  • Bulgarian: похотлив (pohotliv) — full of lust
  • Catalan: luxuriós — full of lust
  • Dutch: lustig — full of lust
  • Dutch: wellustig — full of lust
  • Dutch: geil — full of lust
  • Finnish: himokas — full of lust
  • French: lubrique — full of lust
  • Galician: luxurioso — full of lust
  • German: lüstern — full of lust
  • Greek: λάγνος (lágnos) — full of lust
  • Ancient Greek: λάγνος (lágnos) — full of lust
  • Ancient Greek: μάχλος (mákhlos) — full of lust
  • Hindi: कामुक (kāmuk) — full of lust
  • Irish: drúisiúil — full of lust
  • Irish: ainmhianach — full of lust
  • Italian: lussurioso — full of lust
  • Italian: libidinoso — full of lust
  • Japanese: 淫らな (midara-na) — full of lust
  • Japanese: 好色な (kōshoku-na) — full of lust
  • Kazakh: нәпсіқұмар (näpsıqūmar) — full of lust
  • Latin: salax — full of lust
  • Latin: libīdinōsus — full of lust
  • Latin: cupidus — full of lust
  • Manx: cannooagh — full of lust
  • Manx: er cannoo — full of lust
  • Manx: glieemianagh — full of lust
  • Manx: miandagh — full of lust
  • Manx: sayntagh — full of lust
  • Manx: sayntoil — full of lust
  • Manx: sayntoilagh — full of lust
  • Māori: mate wahine — full of lust
  • Māori: mate tāne — full of lust
  • Māori: pohane — full of lust
  • Māori: mate kanehe — full of lust
  • Māori: tūkari — full of lust
  • Nepali: कामुक (kāmuk) — full of lust
  • Portuguese: luxurioso — full of lust
  • Russian: похотли́вый (poxotlívyj) — full of lust
  • Scots: lustie — full of lust
  • Scottish Gaelic: ana-miannach — full of lust
  • Scottish Gaelic: baoiseach — full of lust
  • Scottish Gaelic: baoiseil — full of lust
  • Scottish Gaelic: drùiseach — full of lust
  • Scottish Gaelic: feòlmhor — full of lust
  • Scottish Gaelic: mear — full of lust
  • Scottish Gaelic: miannasach — full of lust
  • Spanish: lujurioso — full of lust
  • Swedish: liderlig — full of lust
  • Swedish: lustfylld — full of lust
  • Thai: เต็มไปด้วยราคะ (dtem bpai dûay raaká) — full of lust
  • Thai: มักมากในกาม (mák mâak nai gaam) — full of lust
  • Vietnamese: dâm — full of lust
  • Vietnamese: hiếu sắc — full of lust
  • Welsh: blysig — full of lust
  • Welsh: chwantus — full of lust
  • Welsh: rhewydd — full of lust
  • Welsh: llodig — full of lust