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lust
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lust  (lst)
n.
1. Intense or unrestrained sexual craving.
2.
a. An overwhelming desire or craving: a lust for power.
b. Intense eagerness or enthusiasm: a lust for life.
3. Obsolete Pleasure; relish.
intr.v. lust·ed, lust·ing, lusts
To have an intense or obsessive desire, especially one that is sexual.

[Middle English, from Old English, desire; see las- in Indo-European roots.]

lust [lʌst]
n
1. a strong desire for sexual gratification
2. a strong desire or drive
vb
(intr; often foll by after or for) to have a lust (for)
[Old English; related to Old High German lust desire, Old Norse losti sexual desire, Latin lascīvus playful, wanton, lustful. Compare listless]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lustlust - a strong sexual desire              
concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy
2.lust - self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"
Verb1.lust - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

lust
noun
1. lechery, sensuality, licentiousness, carnality, the hots (slang), libido, lewdness, wantonness, salaciousness, lasciviousness, concupiscence, randiness (informal, chiefly Brit.), pruriency His lust for her grew until it was overpowering.
2. desire, longing, passion, appetite, craving, greed, thirst, cupidity, covetousness, avidity, appetence It was his lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart.
lust for or after someone desire, want, crave, need, yearn for, covet, slaver over, lech after (informal), be consumed with desire for, hunger for or after Half the campus is lusting after her.
lust for or after something desire, crave, yearn for, covet She lusted after the Directorship.
Quotations
"Natural freedoms are but just;"
"There's something generous in mere lust" [John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester A Ramble in St. James' Park]
Translations
lust [lʌst] N (= greed) → codicia f; (sexual) → lujuria f
lust for power/revengeansia f or sed f de poder/venganza
lust for moneycodicia f
lust after lust for VI + PREP to lust after or for sthcodiciar algo
to lust after sbdesear a algn

lust [ˈlʌst] n
(= sexual desire) → désir m
(= deadly sin) → luxure f
(= craving) lust for sth [+ money, power, revenge] → soif f de qch
lust after
vt fus
[+ person] → convoiter
[+ power] → avoir soif de; [+ money] → convoiter

lust
n (= inner sensation)Wollust f, → Sinneslust f; (= wanting to acquire)Begierde f(for nach); (= greed)Gier f(for nach); rape is an act of lustVergewaltigungen entspringen triebhafter Gier; the lusts of the fleshdie fleischlichen (Ge)lüste, die Fleischeslust; lust for powerMachtgier f; his uncontrollable lustseine ungezügelte Gier; (sexual) → seine fleischliche Begierde
vi to lust after, to lust for (old, hum, sexually) → begehren (+acc); (greedily) → gieren nach

lust [lʌst] n (sexual) → libidine f, desiderio
lust for (greed) → sete f di
lust after lust for vi + prep (person) → desiderare (power, wealth) → aver sete di

lust [lʌst] n (sexual) → libidine f, desiderio
lust for (greed) → sete f di
lust after lust for vi + prep (person) → desiderare (power, wealth) → aver sete di

lust
n lust [last]
(a) very strong desire a lust for power. wellus, begeerte شَهْوَه، رَغْبَه جِنْسِيَّه قَوِيَّه похот chtivost begær die Begierde πόθος anhelo, codicia, lujuria iha هوس himo désir ardent (de) תַאֲווָה कामुकता, लालच žudnja vágy nafsu losti brama; lussuria 熱望 갈망, 열망 geismas iekāre; kaisle; alkas keghairahan wellust, verlangen (vel)lyst, begjær żądza desejo poftă; dorinţă жажда chamtivosť poželenje požuda lust, begär, åtrå ราคะ hırs, ihtiras 慾望 пристрасть شہوت sự thèm khát
adj lustful
wellustig شَهْواني، شَبَقي похотлив chtivý begærlig wollüstig λάγνος lujurioso, lascivo himukas شهوانی himokas lascif מָלֵא תְּשוּקָה कामुक pohotan buja, kéjsóvár bernafsu lostafullur libidinoso 好色の 탐욕스러운 geismingas miesaskārīgs; iekāres pilns penuh bernafsu wellustig lysten, kåt pożądliwy libidinoso lasciv похотливый chamtivý pohoten požudan lysten เต็มไปด้วยราคะ hırslı 貪慾的 похітливий ہوس والا đầy khát vọng
adv lustfully
wellustigheid بِشَهْوانيَّه، بِشَبَق похотливо chtivě begærligt wollüstig λάγνα lascivamente himukalt هوس بازانه himokkaasti lascivement בִּתשוּקָה कामुकता pohotno buján dengan bernafsu á lostafullan hátt libidinosamente みだらに 탐욕스럽게 geismingai miesaskārīgi dengan penuh bernafsu wellustig lystent, kåt pożądliwie libidinosamente lasciv похотливо chamtivo pohotno požudno lystet อย่างมีราคะ hırsla 貪慾地 похітливо ہوسناکی سے đầy khát vọng
adj lusty
1 strong and loud The baby gave a lusty yell. kragtige, luide عالٍ وَقَوي силен silný kraftig kräftig δυνατός fuerte tugev بلند و قوی voimakas vigoureux חָסוֹן कामुकता glasan erős keras kröftugur vigoroso 元気いっぱいの 원기 왕성한 stiprus, smarkus stiprs; spēcīgs kuat krachtig kraftig, sterk, høylytt krzepki vigoroso puternic громкий silný krepek glasan kraftfull แข็งแรง güçlü 有力的 сильний بلند و توانا khỏe mạnh
2 strong and healthy a lusty young man. lustige قَوي البُنْيَه енергичен statný sund kräftig ρωμαλέος vigoroso, fuerte turjakas قوی و تندرست elinvoimainen vigoureux חָסוֹן माटा-ताज़ा, हट्टा-कट्टा, मांसल तन्दरूस्त और मज़बूत, दृढ़-शरीर, मज़बूत, स्फूर्तिमान, फुर्तीला snažan i zdrav életerős kuat dan sehat hraustur vigoroso たくましい 강건한 tvirtas vesels; spēcīgs kuat dan sihat flink kraftig, sterk krzepki vigoroso vi­gu­­ros крепкий statný čil krepak frisk och stark แข็งแรง sağlıklı 強壯的 дужий; кремезний تنومند đầy sức sống
adv lustily
kragtiglik, uit alle mag بِقُوَةٍ وَحَيَوِيَّه енергично energicky sundt kräftig δυνατά, ρωμαλέα vigorosamente tugevalt با بنیه خوب pontevasti vigoureusement בְּעוֹז कामुक snažno i zdravo erőteljesen dengan kuat hraustlega vigorosamente たくましく 강건하게, 충분하게 smarkiai stipri; spēcīgi dengan kuat krachtig, flink energisk krzepko, z wigorem vigorosamente viguros крепко energicky močno glasno kraftfullt อย่างแข็งแรง arzuyla, şehvetle 精力充沛地 похітливо توانائی سے một cách khỏe mạnh 沛地
n lustiness
flinkheid, stewigheid شَهْوانيَّه енергичност vitalita sundhed die Lebenskraft ρώμη, ευρωστία vigor elujõud تندرستی elinvoimaisuus vigueur חוֹסֶן कामुकता snaga, zdravlje (élet)erős volta vminek kekuatan hreysti vigore, forza たくましさ 강건함, 충분함 smarkumas spēcīgums kekuatan kracht, flinkheid energi, kraft krzepkość vigor vigoare здоровье vitálnosť živahnost glasnost kraftfullhet ความแข็งแรง şehvet(lilik) 活潑 здоров'я, міць توانائی sự khỏe mạnh; cường tráng

lust شهوة smyslnost lyst Lust λαγνεία lujuria himo désir požuda lussuria 性欲 정욕 sterk verlangen lyst pożądanie desejo sexual вожделение åtrå ตัณหา şehvet sự thèm muốn 色欲


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