Lustful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by lust

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌstfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌstfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌstfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈʌstfəl/.

Examples

eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
prurient literature

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lascivious concupiscent libidinous lewd prurient lubricious lusty salacious

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by lust “eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer”
adjective	driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires “libidinous orgies”
adjective	vigorously passionate

Word Forms

lustfulness	noun	a strong sexual desire
pruriency	noun	feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
prurience	noun	feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
salaciousness	noun	the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
salacity	noun	the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
lasciviousness	noun	feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
libido	noun	(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
lust	noun	a strong sexual desire
concupiscence	noun	a desire for sexual intimacy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lustvoll

geprägt von Lust

🇫🇷French

lubrique

caractérisé par le désir

🇪🇸Spanish

libidinoso

caracterizado por la lujuria

🇮🇹Italian

lussurioso

caratterizzato dalla lussuria

🇳🇱Dutch

wellustig

gekenmerkt door lust

🇵🇹Portuguese

lascivo

caracterizado pela luxúria

🇷🇺Russian

похотливый

характеризуется похотью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वासनायुक्त

वासना द्वारा विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

লম্পট

লালসা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இச்சையுள்ள

காமத்தால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భోగముగల

కామంచే వర్ణించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

कामुक

वासना द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંપટ

વાસના દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಮಪ್ರಚೋದಕ

ಕಾಮದಿಂದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാമഭ്രാന്തൻ

കാമത്തിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਮੁਕ

ਵਾਸਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوس پرست

ہوس کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好色的

以色欲为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

貪欲な

欲望によって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

원기 왕성한

욕망이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dâm đãng

đặc trưng bởi ham muốn

🇹🇭Thai

ตัณหา

มีลักษณะเป็นตัณหา

🇮🇩Indonesian

penuh gairah

ditandai dengan nafsu

🇵🇭Filipino

may pagnanasa

nailalarawan ng pagnanasa

🇲🇾Malay

berahi

bercirikan nafsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شهواني

تتميز بالشهوة

🇮🇷Persian

شهوت انگیز

با شهوت مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şehvetli

şehvet ile karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֶמדָנִי

מאופיין בתאווה

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