Definitions for lustlʌst

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

lustlʌst(n.)

intense sexual desire or appetite.
uncontrolled or illicit sexual desire.
a passionate or overwhelming desire or craving (usu. fol. by for):
a lust for power.
ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish:
a lust for life.
Obs. pleasure or delight. desire; inclination; wish.
(v.i.)to have intense sexual desire.
to have a passionate yearning or desire (often fol. by for or after).

Origin of lust:

bef. 900; ME luste, OE lust, c. OFris, OHG lust, ON lyst, Go lustus; cf. list4

Princeton's WordNet

lecherousness, lust, lustfulness(noun)
a strong sexual desire
lust, luxuria(verb)
self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust(verb)
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

lust(noun)ˈʌst
strong sexual desire
It's lust, not love.

Wiktionary

lust(Noun)
A feeling of strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
Upon seeing Kim, I was filled with lust.
lust(Noun)
A general want or longing not necessarily sexual or devious.
The boarders hide their lust to go home.
lust(Noun)
A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.
An ideal son is his father's lasting lust.
lust(Verb)
To very strongly desire.
lust(Verb)
To crave sexual contact urgently.

Origin: lust, from lustuz. Akin to Old Saxon, Dutch lust, Old Frisian, Old High German, German Lust, & Swedish lust, Danish lyst & Icelandic lyst, Old Norse losti, Gothic lustus, and perhaps to Sanskrit lush "to desire", or to English loose. Confer list, listless.

Webster Dictionary

Lust(noun)
pleasure
Lust(noun)
inclination; desire
Lust(noun)
longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain
Lust(noun)
licentious craving; sexual appetite
Lust(noun)
hence: Virility; vigor; active power
Lust(noun)
to list; to like
Lust(noun)
to have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after