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).

OTHER WORDS 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

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How to use lust in a sentence

When you’re in love or lust or both, it’s very difficult to not do what you’re going to do.
At home, forever and ever, with Dean & Britta|Nate Rogers|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
For 25 years, revenge-lusting activists in India have lobbied for his imprisonment.
The Haunted CEO|Allan Dodds Frank|July 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The real man was an arrogant autocrat, lusting for power and wealth.
The Trail Horde|Charles Alden Seltzer
But all the gentlemen wished to take part in the expedition, and joined the Bedouins, lusting for battle.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer

Having learned that men are a naturally combative race, lusting for blood, the poet saw it was hopeless to bring them to terms.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
They panted for a chance to mete out annihilation to the blood-lusting rascals and untamed savages who were harassing them.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV (of 6)|Louis Creswicke
In a moment the human lusting for the blood of its fellows is let loose, than which there is no more terrible madness on earth.
The Twins of Suffering Creek|Ridgwell Cullum

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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