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lust

[ luhst ]

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 followed by for ):

    a lust for power.

  4. ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish:

    an enviable lust for life.

  5. Obsolete.
    1. pleasure or delight.
    2. desire; inclination; wish.


verb (used without object)

  1. to have intense sexual desire.
  2. to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often followed by for or after ).

    Synonyms: , , ,

lust

/ ±ôÊŒ²õ³Ù /

noun

  1. a strong desire for sexual gratification
  2. a strong desire or drive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr; often foll by after or for to have a lust (for)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô³Ü²õ³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lust1

First recorded before 900; Middle English luste, Old English lust; cognate with Dutch, German Lust “pleasure, desireâ€; akin to Old Norse lyst “d±ð²õ¾±°ù±ðâ€; list 4
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lust1

Old English; related to Old High German lust desire, Old Norse losti sexual desire, Latin ±ô²¹²õ³¦Ä«±¹³Ü²õ playful, wanton, lustful. Compare listless
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With a few exceptions, Usher mostly sings about lusting after women in the club, and carnal pleasures in the bedroom.

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For example, between the robots, there’s no lust, there’s no sex.

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The Viennese fondness for him may well be that, in his exuberance, he lets them live it up, even when that might mean chipping the china a little in his lust for splashy spectacle.

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Their plays are into the billions on Spotify, and “Cherry Waves†became a TikTok hit for documenting the murk of young lust — something is clicking anew.

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The mere depiction of men lusting after other men, let alone as something to be celebrated, wasn’t anything to sniff at.

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