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lust

[ luhst ]

/ lʌst /

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noun

intense sexual desire or appetite.

uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness.

a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually followed by for): a lust for power.

ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish: an enviable lust for life.

Obsolete.

pleasure or delight.
desire; inclination; wish.

verb (used without object)

to have intense sexual desire.

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

SYNONYMS FOR lust

7 crave, hunger, covet, yearn.

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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

Words nearby lust

Lüshun, lushy, Lusitania, Lusitanian, Luso-, lust, luster, lustered, lusterer, lustering, luster painting

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Militant blood lust, commando cosplay, bright-eyed tourism and family bonding, all wrapped up together in what they decided was a fine way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.
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Now Hamilton warned that Burr had no principles at all — just a simple lust for power.
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This lust for conquest had been seen before in the species, but only in captive colonies.
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Ironic, since it was originally meant to suppress sugar lust.
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But I say onto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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She wasn't motivated by a lust for fame; she simply wanted to control the conversation.
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However, their lust for glory brought them together again, and Marmont sailed with the Egyptian expedition.
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He had lost his lust for fighting, and was soon recalled for not showing sufficient energy.
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And she was mad with lust after lying with them whose flesh is as the flesh of asses: and whose issue as the issue of horses.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Some of the sea-ruffians carried their cruelty to insane extremes, for the lust of blood seemed to grow upon them.
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British Dictionary definitions for lust

lust

/ (lʌst) /

noun

a strong desire for sexual gratification

a strong desire or drive

verb

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

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

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