Lust

Quick meaning: Lust is a noun meaning A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, usually in the phrase lust after) To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
2. (archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.
3. (archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.
4. (obsolete) Virility; vigour; active power.
5. (archaic; transitive or intransitive with after, for, to, etc.; formerly also reflexive) To desire.

Example Sentences

The boarders hide their lust to go home.

An ideal son is his father's lasting lust.

Seeing Leslie fills me with a passionate lust.

For little luſt had ſhe to talke of ought, […]

Word Forms

• lusts
• lusting
• lusted
• lustest
• lustedst
• lusteth

Synonyms for lust

Depending on context, synonyms include lustihood, potency, vigour, virility, aphrodisia, carnality.

Antonyms for lust

Common opposites include chastity, apathy, aphanisis, lustlessness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lustfulness, lecherousness, hunger, crave, starve, thirst.

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