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Definitions for Lust

[1] intense sexual desire or appetite.
[2] uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness.
[3] a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually followed by for ): a lust for power.
[4] ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish: an enviable lust for life.
[5] Obsolete . pleasure or delight. desire; inclination; wish.
[6] to have intense sexual desire.
[7] to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often followed by for or after ).
[8] a strong desire for sexual gratification
[9] a strong desire or drive
[10] (intr; often foll by after or for) to have a lust (for)

Words related to Lust

desire, longing, sensuality, hunger, libido, thirst, excitement, fervor, craving, greed, covet, crave, yearn, itch, hanker, eroticism, yen, carnality, avidity, appetence

Words nearby Lust

lushhead, lushy, lusitania, lusitanian, luso-, lust, luster, luster painting, lustered, lusterer, lustering

Origin of Lust

before 900; Middle English luste, Old English lust; cognate with Dutch, German lust pleasure, desire; akin to Old Norse lyst desire; see list4

Other words from Lust

un·lust·ing , adjective

Word origin for Lust

Old English; related to Old High German lust desire, Old Norse losti sexual desire, Latin lascīvus playful, wanton, lustful. Compare listless

Synonyms for Lust

craving, desire, excitement, fervor, greed, hunger, libido, longing, sensuality, thirst, animalism, aphrodisia, appetence, avidity, carnality, concupiscence, covetousness, cupidity, eroticism, itch, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness, licentiousness, prurience, pruriency, salaciousness, salacity, sensualism, urge, wantonness, weakness, yen, appetition