n.
Pronunciation: ' l ə st
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lust pleasure and perhaps to Latin lascivus wanton
Date: before 12th century
1 obsolete a : PLEASURE , DELIGHT b : personal inclination : WISH
2 : usu. intense or unbridled sexual desire : LASCIVIOUSNESS
3 a : an intense longing : CRAVING <a lust to succeed> b : ENTHUSIASM , EAGERNESS <admired his lust for life>