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lust¹
- /ˈlʌst/ US, UK
- /ˈlʊst/ Northern England
- /ˈlɜst/
Rhymes with -ʌst
Where it comes from
From Middle English lust, from Old English lust (“lust, pleasure, longing”), from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz.
Akin to Old Saxon, Dutch lust, Old Frisian, Old High German, German Lust, Swedish lust, Danish lyst, Icelandic lyst, Old Norse losti, Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (lustus), and perhaps to Sanskrit लष् (laṣ), लषति (laṣati, “to desire”) and Albanian lushë (“bitch, savage dog, promiscuous woman”), or to English loose. Compare list (“to please”), listless.
noun lusts
- A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal. Seeing Leslie 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. It is reported, that Trees will grow greater, and beare better Fruit, if you put Salt, or Lees of Wine, or Bloud to the Root. The Cauſe may be the Encreaſing the Luſt or Spirit of the Root; […]
Similar: aphrodisia, carnality, colt's tooth, concupiscence, the hots, lech, love, lust, pride, urge to merge · Opposite: chastity, apathy, aphanisis, lustlessness
lust²
- /ˈlʌst/ US, UK
- /ˈlʊst/ Northern England
- /ˈlɜst/
Rhymes with -ʌst
Where it comes from
From Middle English lusten, from the noun.
verb lusts · lusting · lusted · lust
- To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature. He then thought that all the sins which he had ever committed were personified, and that they all cried out against him. One cried out, I am thy lust, with which thou formerly lustedst unlawfully, and against the precepts of God: […]
- To desire. And I ſaye vnto you that helias ys come alredy / and they knewe hym nott: butt have done vnto him whatſoever they luſted.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lustfulness, lecherousness, hunger, crave, starve, thirst, luxuria, enjoyment, exhilaration, appetite, eagerness, craving, desire, yearning, longing, anxiety
noun
Similar: aphrodisia, carnality, colt's tooth, concupiscence, the hots, lech, love, lust, pride, urge to merge · Opposite: chastity, apathy, aphanisis, lustlessness
Translations
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noun strong desire, especially of a sexual nature
| Español | lujuria, libídine, lubricidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성욕 seong'yok, 음욕 eumyok, 정욕 jeong'yok |
| 日本語 | 色欲 shikiyoku, 淫欲 in'yoku, 情欲 jōyoku, 好色 kōshoku |
| 中文 | 情慾 /情欲 qíngyù, 肉慾 /肉欲 ròuyù, 色慾 /色欲 sèyù, 淫慾 /淫欲 yínyù, 性慾 /性欲 xìngyù |
| हिन्दी | वासना vāsnā, राग rāg, काम kām |
| Kiswahili | shahawa |
| Português | luxúria |
| Français | luxure, concupiscence, convoitise |
| Deutsch | Wollust, Lust |
| Italiano | libido, libidine, lussuria |
| Ελληνικά | λαγνεία lagneía |
| Română | luxură, desfrânare, concupiscență |
| Русский | по́хоть póxotʹ, похотли́вость poxotlívostʹ, вожделе́ние voždelénije, жела́ние želánije, страсть strastʹ, сладостра́стие sladostrástije |
| Tiếng Việt | ham muốn, tham muốn |
| العربية | شَهْوَة šahwa |
| עברית | תְּשׁוּקָה t'shuká |
noun general want or longing
| Español | deseo, ganas, lujuria |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | इच्छा icchā |
| Português | vontade, desejo |
| Français | convoitise |
| Deutsch | Lust, Begehren, Verlangen |
| Italiano | lussuria |
| Ελληνικά | επιθυμία epithymía |
| Русский | жела́ние želánije, хоте́ние xoténije |
| العربية | شَهْوَة šahwa |
Talk about this word "lust." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lust. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lust. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lust "lust." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lust.Cite this
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