lust

CEFRC1

/ˈlʌst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Very strong sexual desire or desire for something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.

Examples

  • Love is merely a lyrical way of referring to lust.

  • No, I'm not suffering from asthma. I'm moaning in lust!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.

  2. A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

  3. Virility; vigour; active power.

More examples

In context

  • An ideal son is his father's lasting lust.

  • Seeing Leslie fills me with a passionate lust.

  • The boarders hide their lust to go home.

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Origin

noun

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.