/lust/ , n.
1. intense sexual desire or appetite.
2. uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire or appetite; lecherousness.
3. a passionate or overmastering desire or craving (usually fol. by for ): a lust for power.
4. ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish: an enviable lust for life.
5. Obs.
a. pleasure or delight.
b. desire; inclination; wish.
v.i.
6. to have intense sexual desire.
7. to have a yearning or desire; have a strong or excessive craving (often fol. by for or after ).
[ bef. 900; ME luste, OE lust; c. D, G lust pleasure, desire; akin to ON lyst desire; see LIST 4 ]
Syn. 7. crave, hunger, covet, yearn.