lust
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- noun
- /lʌst/
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- The novel explores the theme of lust and the consequences of giving in to sinful desires.
- sexual lust
- lust of the flesh
- sin of lust
Then she said, well, looks fade, lust can dissolve.
- Then she said, well, looks fade, lust can dissolve.
- I say it's easier for a man to trust to chase lust than it is to chase love.
- One person is a slave to lust, to sexual desire.
- Love is about being selfless, all right, While lust and all these other things are about being selfish.
- And it's no difference with this type sexual, you know, lust, whatever you want to call it, instinct.
- I don't understand how people are unfaithful because the only thing that can quench lust is love.
- Love is a mutual feeling and love is passionate and it's also compassionate, whereas lust tends to be purely sexual attraction.
- The third deadly sin is lust.
- The Buddha in the Buddha story, he's tempted by lust and by greed and by aggression and egotism.
- And then when we purify ourselves, then lust, which is like iron, transforms into love, which is like gold.
- This the point you raised about how lust and love are, but not necessarily great bedfellows.
- Doctor Helen Fisher a long time ago wrote about lust, passion and commitment.
- It can mean lust, it can mean the desire for long term partnership.
- And then after that she has a sword, and with the sword she stabs lust libido right?
- She's he is aided by the lesser demons of fear, anger, greed and lust.
- He felt he was in violation of his whatever, full of lust or whatever.
Examples
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After the meal, Erik looked at Laren, and there was lust and meanness in his eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
One person is a slave to lust, to sexual desire.
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But have you ever given in to lust in this room... and really let yourself go... in a big way?
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The way he looked at that camera today was just pure lust.
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I can't control my lust any longer.
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No, she wasn't a child and he felt a surge of lust for her.
Fiction book (1994) -
Love is a mutual feeling and love is passionate and it's also compassionate, whereas lust tends to be purely sexual attraction.
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She felt a sudden rush of lust when she saw him across the room, unable to resist the attraction.
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In the painting, the artist captures the raw lust between the two lovers, highlighting their intense desire for each other.
Synonyms
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1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
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3.3
A very strong sexual desire or attraction to someone
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3.7
A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes
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7.5
A person's desire to have sex
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4.2
A natural desire to have sex
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9.9
A strong sexual attraction to someone
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3.8
A strong wish to have sex with another person
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4.2
A strong desire to have sex
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7.9
A quality that makes people feel sexual desire
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8.2
A strong feeling of sexual desire
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9.6
Strong desire for sex and actions that offend other people
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8.3
A strong feeling of wanting to have sex
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5.3
A strong physical and mental feeling of sexual excitement from touch or thoughts
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9.9
A strong sexual desire for another person
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9.3
A strong interest in physical and sexual pleasure
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9.9
A strong sexual desire that many people find offensive
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9.9
A strong, improper interest in sex or sexual details
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7.2
A strong desire to have sex with someone
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9.9
A very strong desire for sex that makes someone give in to it
A strong desire to have sex
Strong sexual desire shown in an inappropriate way
A feeling of sexual desire and excitement
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Etymology
Lust comes from an old English word that meant 'desire' or 'pleasure', and it shares the same root as lusty which means 'strong' or 'full of life'. Because the church later warned against uncontrolled pleasure, lust came to mean a very strong sexual desire often seen as a sin.