LUST


Meaning of LUST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lʌst ]

n. & v. --n. 1 strong sexual desire. 2 a (usu. foll. by for, of) a passionate desire for (a lust for power). b (usu. foll. by of) a passionate enjoyment of (the lust of battle). 3 (usu. in pl.) a sensuous appetite regarded as sinful (the lusts of the flesh). --v.intr. (usu. foll. by after, for) have a strong or excessive (esp. sexual) desire. øølustful adj. lustfully adv. lustfulness n. [OE f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.