lust | (noun) self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: luxuria |
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(noun) a strong sexual desire | Synonyms: lecherousness, lustfulness |
(verb) have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | Synonyms: crave, hunger, starve, thirst |
luster | (noun) a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain | Synonyms: lustre |
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(noun) a quality that outshines the usual | Synonyms: brilliancy, lustre, splendor, splendour |
(noun) the visual property of something that shines with reflected light | Synonyms: lustre, sheen, shininess |
lusterless | (adjective) lacking luster or shine | Synonyms: lackluster, lacklustre, lustreless |
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(adjective) lacking brilliance or vitality | Synonyms: lackluster, lacklustre, lustreless |
lusterlessness | (noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | Synonyms: flatness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte |
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lusterware | (noun) pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze | - |
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lustful | (adjective) vigorously passionate | Synonyms: concupiscent, lusty |
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(adjective) characterized by lust | Synonyms: lubricious, prurient, salacious |
(adjective) driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires | Synonyms: lascivious, lewd, libidinous |
lustfully | (adverb) in a lustful manner | - |
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lustfulness | (noun) a strong sexual desire | Synonyms: lecherousness, lust |
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lustily | (adverb) in a healthy manner | - |
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lustiness | (noun) the property of being strong and healthy in constitution | Synonyms: hardiness, robustness |
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lustrate | (verb) purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials | - |
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lustre | (noun) a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain | Synonyms: luster |
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(noun) a quality that outshines the usual | Synonyms: brilliancy, luster, splendor, splendour |
(noun) the visual property of something that shines with reflected light | Synonyms: luster, sheen, shininess |
lustreless | (adjective) lacking luster or shine | Synonyms: lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless |
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(adjective) lacking brilliance or vitality | Synonyms: lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless |
lustrelessness | (noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | Synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, mat, matt, matte |
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lustrous | (adjective) brilliant | - |
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(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow | Synonyms: bright, burnished, shining, shiny |
(adjective) reflecting light | Synonyms: glistening, glossy, sheeny, shining, shiny |
lustrum | (noun) a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census | - |
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(noun) a period lasting five years | - |
lusty | (adjective) endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health | Synonyms: full-blooded, hearty, red-blooded |
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(adjective) vigorously passionate | Synonyms: concupiscent, lustful |