lust
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English lust (“lust, pleasure, longing”), 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 lustus, and perhaps to Sanskrit lush "to desire", or to English loose. Confer list (“to please”), listless.
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lust (uncountable)
- A feeling of strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
- Upon seeing Kim, I was filled with lust.
- (archaic) A general want or longing not necessarily sexual or devious.
- The boarders hide their lust to go home.
- (archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.
- An ideal son is his father's lasting lust.
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strong desire, especially of a sexual nature
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general want or longing
delightful cause of joy, pleasure
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[edit] Verb
lust (third-person singular simple present lusts, present participle lusting, simple past and past participle lusted)
- (intransitive) To very strongly desire.
- To crave sexual contact urgently.
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Strongly desire
crave sexual contact
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- Rhymes: -ʏst
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lust c. (plural lusten, diminutive lustje)
- lust, desire (especially sexual)
- pleasure, joy
- Het was een lust om naar hem te kijken en te luisteren.
- It was a pleasure watching and listening to him.
- Het was een lust om naar hem te kijken en te luisteren.
- benefit, advantage
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lust
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of lusten.
- imperative of lusten.
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lust m.
- desire, pleasure, appetite, lust
- Him wæs metes micel lust: he had a craving for food. (Ælfric's Homilies)
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lust c.
- (uncountable) lust (a mood of desire), joy, a keen interest
- jag har ingen lust att läsa idag
- I don't feel like reading today
- jag har ingen lust att läsa idag
- a desire (for something specific)
[edit] Declension
Declension of lust