Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lusts, present participle lusting, past tense, past participle lusted
1. uncountable noun
Lust is a feeling of strong sexual desire for someone.
His relationship with Angie was the first which combined lust with friendship.
His lust for her grew until it was overpowering. [+ for]
Synonyms: lechery, sensuality, licentiousness, carnality More Synonyms of lust
2. uncountable noun
A lust for something is a very strong and eager desire to have it.
It was Fred's lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart. [+ for]
Synonyms: desire, longing, passion, appetite More Synonyms of lust
Phrasal verbs:
See lust after
lust in British English
(lʌst)
noun
1.
a strong desire for sexual gratification
2.
a strong desire or drive
verb
3. (intr; often foll by after or for)
to have a lust (for)
Word origin
Old English; related to Old High German lust desire, Old Norse losti sexual desire, Latin lascīvus playful, wanton, lustful. Compare listless
lust in American English
(lʌst)
noun
1.
a desire to gratify the senses; bodily appetite
2.
a.
sexual desire
b.
excessive sexual desire, esp. as seeking unrestrained gratification
3.
a.
overmastering desire
a lust for power
b.
intense enthusiasm; zest
4. Obsolete
a.
pleasure
b.
inclination
verb intransitive
5.
to feel an intense desire, esp. sexual desire
often with after or for
Word origin
ME < OE, pleasure, delight, appetite, akin to Ger pleasure < IE base *las-, to be eager > L lascivus, wanton, larva, specter, ghost: sexual senses in E chiefly < rendering Vulg. concupiscentia carnis (1 John 2:16) as “lusts of the flesh”
Quotations
Natural freedoms are but just; There's something generous in mere lustJohn Wilmot, Earl of RochesterA Ramble in St. James' Park
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In other languages
lust
British English: lust /lʌst/ NOUN
Lust is a feeling of strong sexual desire for someone.
His relationship with Angie was the first which combined lust with friendship.
American English: lust
Arabic: رَغْبَةٌ جِنْسَيَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: desejo sexual
Chinese: 色欲
Croatian: požuda
Czech: chtíč
Danish: lyst
Dutch: sterk verlangen
European Spanish: lujuria
Finnish: himo
French: désir
German: Lust
Greek: λαγνεία
Italian: lussuria
Japanese: 性欲
Korean: 정욕
Norwegian: lyst
Polish: pożądanie
European Portuguese: desejo sexual
Romanian: voluptate
Russian: вожделение
Latin American Spanish: lujuria
Swedish: åtrå
Thai: ตัณหา
Turkish: şehvet
Ukrainian: хтивість
Vietnamese: sự thèm muốn
Chinese translation of 'lust'
lust
(lʌst)
n
(u) (sexual) 性欲(慾) (xìngyù)
(u/s)
lust for money/power/revenge金钱(錢)/权(權)力/复(復)仇欲(慾) (jīnqiān/quánlì/fùchóu yù)
vi
to lust after sb贪(貪)恋(戀)某人 (tānliàn mǒurén)
to lust for or after sth[power, money]对(對)某物有强(強)烈的欲(慾)望 (duì mǒuwù yǒu qiángliè de yùwàng)
1 (noun)
Definition
a strong sexual desire
His lust grew until it was overpowering.
Synonyms
lechery
His lechery made him the enemy of every father in the country.
sensuality
The actor brings a warm sensuality to the role.
licentiousness
moral licentiousness
carnality
the hots (slang)
libido
Lack of sleep is a major factor in loss of libido.
lewdness
The critics condemned the play for lewdness.
wantonness
salaciousness
lasciviousness
concupiscence
randiness (informal, mainly British)
pruriency
2 (noun)
Definition
a strong desire or drive
It was his lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart.
Synonyms
desire
I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
longing
He felt a longing for the familiar.
passion
Romeo's passion for Juliet
appetite
our growing appetite for scandal
craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
greed
an insatiable greed for power
thirst
their ever-growing thirst for cash
cupidity (formal)
the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians
covetousness
avidity
appetence
phrasal verb
See lust for or after someone or something
Quotation
Natural freedoms are but just; There's something generous in mere lust [John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester – A Ramble in St. James' Park]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of appetence
Definition
a craving or desire
Synonyms
desire,
longing,
need,
hunger,
appetite,
ache,
craving,
yearning,
hankering
in the sense of appetite
Definition
a liking or willingness
our growing appetite for scandal
Synonyms
desire,
liking,
longing,
demand,
taste,
passion,
stomach,
hunger,
willingness,
relish,
craving,
yearning,
inclination,
zeal,
zest,
propensity,
hankering,
proclivity,
appetence,
appetency
in the sense of craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
Synonyms
longing,
hope,
desire,
urge,
yen (informal),
hunger,
appetite,
ache,
lust,
yearning,
thirst,
hankering,
the munchies (slang),
cacoethes
Nearby words of
lust
lurk
luscious
lush
lust
lust for or after someone or something
lustful
lustily
Related terms of
lust
lust for or after someone or something
Synonyms of 'lust'
lust
Explore 'lust' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cupidity
Definition
strong desire for wealth or possessions
the well-known cupidity and greed of politicians
Synonyms
avarice,
greed,
acquisitiveness,
rapacity,
covetousness,
avidity,
greediness,
rapaciousness,
graspingness
in the sense of greed
Definition
excessive desire for something, such as food or money
an insatiable greed for power
Synonyms
avarice,
longing,
desire,
hunger,
craving,
eagerness,
selfishness,
acquisitiveness,
rapacity,
cupidity (formal),
covetousness,
graspingness,
insatiableness
in the sense of lewdness
The critics condemned the play for lewdness.
Synonyms
indecency,
obscenity,
impurity,
vulgarity,
depravity,
pornography,
smut,
profligacy,
debauchery,
crudity,
lechery,
licentiousness,
carnality,
wantonness,
salaciousness,
lasciviousness,
bawdiness,
unchastity,
smuttiness,
lubricity (literary)
in the sense of libido
Definition
sexual urge or desire
Lack of sleep is a major factor in loss of libido.
Synonyms
sex drive,
passion,
sexual desire,
sexual appetite,
sexual urge,
erotic desire,
sex instinct,
the hots (informal),
randiness (informal, British)
in the sense of licentiousness
moral licentiousness
Synonyms
promiscuity,
abandon,
lust,
profligacy,
debauchery,
dissipation,
prurience,
lechery,
lewdness,
wantonness,
salaciousness,
libertinism,
dissoluteness,
lustfulness,
lubricity (literary),
libidinousness,
salacity
in the sense of longing
Definition
a strong feeling of wanting something one is unlikely ever to have