Synonyms for lust
lʌstlust

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1. lust

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

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1. lecherousness, lust, lustfulnessnoun

   a strong sexual desire

   Synonyms:
   lecherousness, lustfulness, luxuria

2. lust, luxuriaverb

   self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

   Synonyms:
   lecherousness, luxuria, lustfulness

3. crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lustverb

   have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms:
   hunger, crave, thirst, famish, starve

Matched Categories

1. • Sexual Desire

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1. lustnoun

   Synonyms:
   cupidity, inordinate desire

2. lustnoun

   Synonyms:
   concupiscence, carnality, lechery, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnal desire, animal appetite

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1. lustnoun

   Synonyms:
   venereal appetite, concupiscence, salacity, sexual desire, longing, cupidity, desire, hankering

   Antonyms:
   anaphrodisia, sexual desire

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1. List of paraphrases for "lust":

   thirsty, desire, thirst, désir, drunkenness

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1. Cicero:

   Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion, or some other inward emotion, than by reality, authority, any legal standard, judicial precedent, or statute.

2. Marquis de Sade:

   If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.

3. Chrissie Hynde:

   In my experience lust only ever leads to misery. All that suspicion and jealousy and anguish it unleashes. I don't want those things in my life.

4. A.E. Samaan:

   The desire to engineer humanity is a sign of a mind warped by megalomania and lust for power.

5. Heather Vincent:

   During the past couple of weeks, theyve since started showing real signs of affection for each other. As Fern isnt in heat at the moment, we cant put it down to lust! So consequently, we think its genuine love and that gave us an idea, i remarked to Chris: Wouldnt it be funny if they got married, considering theres no weddings going on?