1
as in lust
intense sexual desire
a sermon on lustfulness and the weakness of the flesh
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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
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Motivated by Friede’s fearsome Charizard and with almost as much lust for adventure as his trainer Roy, this little fireball (evolved in season two to Crocalor) wants to be the very best, like no one ever was.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025 -
That remark — coupled with the image of the ingenue Tilly — generated an outpouring of fury, anxiety, fascination and lust.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some top producers and talent were impressed by Weiss’ desire to immediately juice the network’s political bookings, as well as her ability to actually nab a few notable guests, like former secretaries of state Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The desire behind the making of the series was to right that wrong.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each candle pairs a calming scent with a meaningful crystal, like rose quartz for healing or garnet for passion.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Glamour,
13 Oct. 2025
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Until the attempt to muzzle Kimmel failed, giving satirists a new cause and fresh passion to pursue it.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the other side of the coin, a hearty shift toward big romance and a little eroticism has not kept Swift from dipping into her characteristically more reflective songwriting, as a yin to the album’s celebratory yang.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2020
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“Lustfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustfulness. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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