lustihood

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noun

The state of being lusty.

OriginMiddle English lustyhede →
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Meanings

nounlustihood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being lusty.
  2. uncountableA vigor of body.

    I'll prove it on his body, if he dare, Despite his nice fence and his active practice, His May of youth and bloom of lustihood.

    1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lust

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlustyhede
  2. Englishlustihood

From lusty + -hood, alteration of earlier lustihead, from Middle English lustyhede, lustiheed. Cognate with Dutch lustigheid, Middle Low German lusticheit, German Lustigkeit, Danish lustighed, Swedish lustighet.

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APA

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“lustihood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustihood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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