Lust:
Pronunciation:\?l?st\
Function: noun
Etymology:Middle English,from Old English;akin to Old High German lust pleasure and perhaps to Latin lascivus wanton
Date:before 12th century
1 obsolete a : pleasure,delight b : personal inclination : wish
2 : usu. intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
3 a : an intense longing : craving <a lust to succeed>b : enthusiasm,eagerness <admired his lust for life>
–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 fol. by for ):a lust for power.
4.
ardent enthusiasm;zest;relish:an enviable lust for life.
5.
Obsolete .
a.
pleasure or delight.
b.
desire;inclination;wish.
–verb (used without object)
6.
to have intense sexual desire.
7.
to have a yearning or desire;have a strong or excessive craving (often fol. by for or after ).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME luste, OE lust; c. D,G lust pleasure,desire;akin to ON lyst desire;see list4
bef. 900; ME luste, OE lust; c. D,G lust pleasure,desire;akin to ON lyst desire;see list4
Synonyms:
animalism,aphrodisia,appetence,appetition,avidity,carnality,concupiscence,covetousness,craving,cupidity,desire,eroticism,excitement,fervor,greed,hunger,itch,lasciviousness,lechery,lewdness,libido,licentiousness,longing,prurience,pruriency,salaciousness,salacity,sensualism,sensuality,thirst,urge,wantonness,weakness,yen
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