lust
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/lʌst/
English
Definitions
noun
- A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.“Seeing Kim fills me with a passionate lust.”
- A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.“The boarders hide their lust to go home.”
- A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.“An ideal son is his father's lasting lust.”
- Virility; vigour; active power
verb
- (usually in the phrase "lust after") To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.“He was lusting after the woman in the tight leather miniskirt.”
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Synonyms
lustihoodpotencyvigourvirilitylustfulnesslecherousnesshungercravestarvethirstluxuriaenjoymentexhilarationappetiteeagernesscravingdesireyearning