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lust
[ luhst ]
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.
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)
Other Words From
- un·lusting adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lust1
Example Sentences
Ironic, since it was originally meant to suppress sugar lust.
But I say onto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
She wasn't motivated by a lust for fame; she simply wanted to control the conversation.
This essay, “Redneck Lust,” first appeared in the December 1995 issue of GQ and appears here with the author's permission.
The 2014 roster is even more pathetic: About Last Night, Lust for Love, And So It Goes, Sex Tape.
However, their lust for glory brought them together again, and Marmont sailed with the Egyptian expedition.
He had lost his lust for fighting, and was soon recalled for not showing sufficient energy.
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.
Some of the sea-ruffians carried their cruelty to insane extremes, for the lust of blood seemed to grow upon them.
Gower relates how Diogenes reproved Alexander for his lust of conquest; Conf.
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