LUSTFULNESS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

lustfulness

noun

Definition of lustfulness

1

as in lust

intense sexual desire a sermon on lustfulness and the weakness of the flesh

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frigidity

2

as in desire

sexual appetite the legendary lustfulness of sailors who have been at sea for far too long

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Noun

As the record flips from the rushes of lust to crushing emotional collapse, the tone shifts.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Aïnouz’s new feature, however, is extreme in its brand of dysfunction and study of incestuous lust, amped up by its arresting cinematography.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of lust

Noun

In the Public Employment Relations Board filing, SEIU Local 1000 shared its desire to make suggestions on AI and technology that could affect employment matters, such as pay, productivity expectations, schedules and working conditions.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
His three-day sentencing hearing featured emotional victim impact statements, tapes of his confessions to police and insights into his twisted desire for infamy and obsession with school shooters.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of desire

Noun

Golden has since turned her passion for photography into a professional career and now lives in Texas.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
What is certain, however, is his passion for helping teenagers through basketball and creating a system where quality coaching and training are more affordable.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of passion

Noun

Through the eyes of a scammer, America is a nation of satyrs and harlots, our concupiscence interrupted only by occasional trips to Walmart or the gas station.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Gregory of Nyssa, contemplating the Christian horror of concupiscence, once theorized that had not Adam and Eve sinned, the two of them would have remained virgins and reproduced in whatever way angels did.

— David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023

Definition of concupiscence

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