lust
[noun]
Synonyms:
- lechery, lasciviousness, lewdness, sensuality
- appetite, craving, desire, greed, longing, passion, thirst
[verb]
Synonyms:
- desire, covet, crave, hunger for or after, want, yearn

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Related Words: coveting, yearning, yen, nymphomania, priapism, satyriasis, satyrism, excitement, heat, hunger, libido, rut, fervor, carnality, lasciviousness, lecherousness, lechery, lubricity, salacity, desire, wish

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. lust¹ /lʌst/ noun
[Language: Old English]

1. [uncountable and countable] very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love:
My feelings for Lauren were pure lust.

2. [singular, uncountable] a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money – used to show disapproval
lust for
Hitler’s lust for power

3. (a) lust for life a strong determination to enjoy life as much as possible – used to show approval:
the happy-go-lucky lust for life so typical of southern Italy

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. lust² verb
lust after/for somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them:
She had secretly lusted after him for years.

2. to want something very much, especially something that you do not really need:
This is a car to lust after.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lust
noun
I. sexual desire
ADJ. naked, pure a relationship based on pure lust
carnal, fleshly, physical, sexual
VERB + LUST be consumed with, feel She felt no lust whatsoever for him.
sate, satisfy He used her just to sate his lust.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

lust
II. strong desire for sth
ADJ. blood The ogre demanded the annual sacrifice of a young village lass to satisfy his blood lust.
VERB + LUST be driven by, have | satisfy
PREP. ~ for She was driven by a lust for power.
PHRASES a lust for life

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲