lustfulness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustfulness
Noun
  • Down at the toe of Italy’s boot, lust hangs in the air.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In this version, humanity’s lust for war has turned grim.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Read the full Sagittarius Daily Horoscope Capricorn (December 21 - January 19) The fire of your desire is blazing!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Los Angeles out-hustled the Nuggets on multiple occasions, showing their desire.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Which parent, like William, hasn’t wanted to share their passion with their children?
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The project also allowed Carson to merge her passions for music and acting while earning her first executive producer credit.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Affection and touch can lead to sexuality and eroticism.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Sonya becomes a sort of kink doula for Molly, easing her into new notions of eroticism.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
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“Lustfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustfulness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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