lust

lust · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Intense sexual desire or appetite.

  2. 2.

    (intransitive, usually with "after" or "for") To have a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.

  3. 3.

    A passionate desire for something.

Forms

plural: lusts

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    lust for life — an enthusiastic enjoyment of living
  • •
    lust after — to desire intensely, often sexually
  • •
    blood lust — an uncontrollable desire to kill or cause harm

Related words

Antonyms: aversion, disgust, indifference
See also: desire, longing, passion
Synonyms: craving, desire, longing

Etymology

From Old English lust ("desire, appetite, pleasure"), from Proto-Germanic lustuz ("pleasure, desire").