Lust word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "lust" word

[noun] self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
[noun] a strong sexual desire
[verb] have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

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\Lust\, n. [AS. lust, lust, pleasure, longing; akin to OS., D., G., & Sw. lust, Dan. & Icel. lyst, Goth lustus, and perh. tom Skr. lush to desire, or to E. loose. Cf. {List} to please, {Listless}.] 1. Pleasure. [Obs.] `` Lust and jollity.'' --Chaucer. 2. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] For little lust had she to talk of aught. --Spenser. My lust to devotion is little. --Bp. Hall. 3. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain. The lust of reigning. --Milton. 4. Licentious craving; sexual appetite. --Milton. 5. Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.] --Bacon.
\Lust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lusting}.] [AS. lystan. See {Lust}, n., and cf. List to choose.] 1. To list; to like. [Obs.] --Chaucer. `` Do so if thou lust. '' --Latimer. Note: In earlier usage lust was impersonal. In the water vessel he it cast When that him luste. --Chaucer. 2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after. Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. --Deut. xii. 15. Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. --Matt. v. 28. The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. --James iv. 5.

Synonyms for lust

crave, hunger, lecherousness, lustfulness, luxuria, starve, thirst

Related terms: avaritia, clitoromania, cupidity, disposition, fancy, free will, greed, greediness, hysteromania, invidia, lasciviousness, libido, lustfulness, pine, prurience, rapaciousness, rut, superbia, urge, velleity, will power, yearning

The fun area, different aproach to word »lust«

Let's analyse "lust" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TSUL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-.. ..- ... -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: lust: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: lust: 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 9, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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