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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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lûst′fl̩
/ˈlʌst.fəl/
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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