Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lustful

/ˈlʌst.fəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: lust-ful
IPA: /ˈlʌst.fəl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of lust; driven by lust.

Example Sentences

"Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lustful, lustfull
Suffix: lust

Inflected Forms

more lustful (comparative) most lustful (superlative) lustfull (alternative)

Derived Forms

lustfully lustfulness unlustful

Synonyms

concupiscent amorous lusty lascivious lewd libidinous lubricious prurient salacious

Rhymes With

distrustful mistrustful

Questions

How do you pronounce lustful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌst.fəl/.
What does lustful mean?: Full of lust; driven by lust.
Where does lustful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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