lust
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.
to have intense sexual desire.
to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often followed by for or after).
Origin of lust
1Other words for lust
Other words from lust
- un·lust·ing, adjective
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How to use lust in a sentence
Jones, though in death, would finally experience the glory and honor he had so lusted for in life.
How are truffles, one of the most lusted-after foods in the world, feeling the heat of the recession?
So you remove a lot of stuff from the list that you lusted for.
Again, when the people lusted for flesh in the wilderness, saying, "Who shall give us flesh to eat?"
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter MaunderIf Colbert coveted her name and wealth, Louvois lusted for her person.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. Trowbridge
Also things began to grow scarce in Mansoul; now the things that her soul lusted after were departing from her.
The Holy War made by Shaddai upon Diabolus | John BunyanIts fathers have ground the faces of the helots; they have fought and lusted, they have suffered contumely and stripes.
A Bed of Roses | W. L. GeorgeFrom the first, forgetting its primitive democracy and purely moral claims, Buddhism lusted for power in the State.
The Religions of Japan | William Elliot Griffis
British Dictionary definitions for lust
/ (lʌst) /
a strong desire for sexual gratification
a strong desire or drive
(intr; often foll by after or for) to have a lust (for)
Origin of lust
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