Lustless
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Without sexual lust.
"By Mahomet, my Kinſmans ſepulcher, And by the holy Alcaron I ſweare, He ſhall be made a chaſte and luſtleſſe Eunuch, And in my Sarell tend my Concubines:"
- 2 Lacking vigour; weak, tame or spiritless. obsolete
"Seemeth thy flocke thy counsell can, So lustlesse bene they, so weake so wan,"
Example
More examples"By Mahomet, my Kinſmans ſepulcher, And by the holy Alcaron I ſweare, He ſhall be made a chaſte and luſtleſſe Eunuch, And in my Sarell tend my Concubines:"
Etymology
From Middle English lustles, equivalent to lust + -less. Cognate with Dutch lusteloos, German lustlos. Doublet of listless.
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