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lustihood

lustihood noun: the state of being lusty.

Noun

lustihood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being lusty.
  2. A 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]...

Origin of lustihood

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.

Questions about lustihood

What does lustihood mean?
Lustihood means the state of being lusty.
What part of speech is lustihood?
Lustihood is a noun.

Words near lustihood in the dictionary

  1. lustier
  2. lustiest
  3. Lustig
  4. Lustigs
  5. lustihead
  6. lustihood
  7. lustily
  8. lustiness
  9. lustinesses
  10. lusting
  11. lusting after

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