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- [luhst]
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Definitions of lust word
- noun lust intense sexual desire or appetite. 1
- noun lust uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness. 1
- noun lust a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually followed by for): a lust for power. 1
- noun lust ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish: an enviable lust for life. 1
- noun lust Obsolete. pleasure or delight. desire; inclination; wish. 1
- verb without object lust to have intense sexual desire. 1
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Origin of lust
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English luste, Old English lust; cognate with Dutch, German lust pleasure, desire; akin to Old Norse lyst desire; see list4
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Parts of speech for Lust
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lust popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lust usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lust
verb lust
- covet — If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
- crave — If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
- yearn — to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- itch — to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
- hanker — to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
noun lust
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- envy — A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
- covetousness — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
Antonyms for lust
verb lust
- abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
noun lust
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- distaste — dislike; disinclination.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- disenchantment — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
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