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lust

[luhst]

noun

  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 byfor ).

    a lust for power.

  4. ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish.

    an enviable lust for life.

  5. Obsolete.

    1. pleasure or delight.

    2. desire; inclination; wish.



verb (used without object)

  1. to have intense sexual desire.

  2. to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often followed by for orafter ).

    Synonyms: , , ,

lust

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. a strong desire for sexual gratification

  2. a strong desire or drive

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr; often foll by after or for) to have a lust (for)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unlusting adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lust1

First recorded before 900; Middle English luste, Old English lust; cognate with Dutch, German Lust “pleasure, desire”; akin to Old Norse lyst “d”; list 4
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lust1

Old English; related to Old High German lust desire, Old Norse losti sexual desire, Latin īܲ playful, wanton, lustful. Compare listless
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Clinton was the first president to perceive the powerful will and lust for dominance beneath Netanyahu’s telegenic surface, but he certainly wasn’t the last.

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Looking at the pictures of young men trying to destroy people and property, their lust for violence was clear to see.

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She loathes the former and lusts after the latter, and her heightened emotions and cabaret dreams swell to a magnificent, hysterical crescendo unlike Broadway has ever seen.

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He displays a virtually demonic lust to corrupt everything he touches.

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Lorca’s life — his spirit and loves and lust — is revealed in flashbacks, which L.A.

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