lust
Americannoun
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intense sexual desire or appetite.
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uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness.
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a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually followed byfor ).
a lust for power.
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ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish.
an enviable lust for life.
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Obsolete.
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pleasure or delight.
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desire; inclination; wish.
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noun
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a strong desire for sexual gratification
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a strong desire or drive
verb
Other Word Forms
- unlusting adjective
Etymology
Origin of lust
First recorded before 900; Middle English luste, Old English lust; cognate with Dutch, German Lust “pleasure, desire”; akin to Old Norse lyst “desire”; list 4
Example Sentences
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In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
In suggesting the price was a smidge too high, the streamer tells us it never really lusted after Warner.
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