noun / verb
lust
LUST/lʌst/
An intense craving for sexual gratification.
They gaze at each other's lips with unmistakable lust.
Etymology
Old English lust covered desire and pleasure broadly. Biblical use helped narrow it toward sinful sexual desire, while the broader appetite sense survives in intense cravings.
In context
invoke lust and desire and lust is a sin
More examples
- She knows the difference between love and lust.
- He lusts after his attractive neighbor.
- A brief touch fills him with lust.
Forms
lust · lusts · lusted · lusting
lustful adjective — Feeling or showing strong sexual desire.
lustfully adverb — In a way that shows sexual desire.