Lust

noun

/lʌst/

Word Frequency: 4.3

Definitions

1.nounA feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

"Seeing Kim fills me with a passionate lust."

2.nounA general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.

"The boarders hide their lust to go home."

3.nounA delightful cause of joy, pleasure.

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

4.nounVirility; vigour; active power

5.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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