lustfulness

noun

Definition of lustfulnessnext
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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  1. lust
  2. desire
  3. passion
  4. eroticism
  5. concupiscence
Noun
  • Scott’s Tom Ripley was a clean break from that of Matt Damon; instead of a petulant pretty boy seized by envy and lust, this Ripley was older (Scott is in his late forties) and scarier, a lonesome manipulator with a murderous gleam in his eye.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Slater’s mansion is terra-cotta red, which in cinematic color theory signals danger and lust; the snakes on the island are yellow, for sickness and deceit.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of lust
Noun
  • Carmelo Anthony’s entry into the wine industry was rooted in curiosity and a desire to create something meaningful.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • But absent a dedicated desire to solve them, they could be viewed as tediously boring compared to leading the nation on sweeping national issues and global diplomacy.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of desire
Noun
  • His dedication extends beyond the classroom, from volunteering to securing a summer internship with IU Cancer Research, all while pursuing a collegiate soccer scholarship and his passion, aiming to become Dr. Kamar’e Carr, world changer!
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Completing the trifecta of air, land, and sea, Anthony has maintained his passion for rowing, sitting as a board member of the Monica Burguera Foundation, which focuses on safety education for boaters.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of passion
Noun
  • Instead, his hallucinatory drama explores themes like Black assimilation, imperial white oppression, eroticism, and the uneasy relationship between religion and power.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The brief screen time doesn’t detract from the fact that his scenes are among the film’s most impactful — and not just because of the eroticism alone.
    James Factora, Them, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of eroticism
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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
  • The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 9 June 2020
Definition of concupiscence
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