"lustless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lustless [comparative], most lustless [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English lustles, equivalent to lust + -less. Cognate with Dutch lusteloos, German lustlos. Doublet of listless. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lustles}} Middle English lustles, {{suffix|en|lust|less}} lust + -less, {{cog|nl|lusteloos}} Dutch lusteloos, {{cog|de|lustlos}} German lustlos, {{doublet|en|listless}} Doublet of listless Head templates: {{en-adj}} lustless (comparative more lustless, superlative most lustless)
  1. Without sexual lust.
    Sense id: en-lustless-en-adj-~A6pty~y
  2. (obsolete) Lacking vigour; weak; spiritless. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lustless-en-adj-H4N~7Pn0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 36 64

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