lust

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌst/

The English word “lust” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.
A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.
Virility; vigour; active power.

verb

To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
To desire.

Etymology

From Middle English lust, from Old English lust (“lust, pleasure, longing”), from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, 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 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (lustus), and perhaps to Sanskrit लष् (laṣ), लषति (laṣati, “to desire”) and Albanian lushë (“bitch, savage dog,…

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