lust

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈlʌst/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈlʊst/ (Southern US, African-American Vernacular, /ʌ/-fronting) IPA(key): /ˈlɜst/ Rhymes: -ʌst Hyphenation: lust === Etymology 1 === From Middle English lust, from Old English lust (“lust, pleasure, longing”), from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Akin to Old Saxon, Dutch lust, Old Frisian, Old High German, German Lust, Swedish lust, Danish lyst, Icelandic lyst, Old Norse losti, Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (lustus), and perhaps to Sanskrit लष् (laṣ), लषति (laṣati, “to desire”) and Albanian lushë (“bitch, savage dog, promiscuous woman”), or to English loose. Compare list (“to please”), listless. ==== Noun ==== lust (countable and uncountable, plural lusts) A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal. (archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual. (archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure. (obsolete) Virility; vigour; active power. ===== Synonyms ===== (strong desire): See also Thesaurus:craving or Thesaurus:lust (general want or longing): See also Thesaurus:desire (delightful cause of joy): See also Thesaurus:pleasure (active power): lustihood, potency, vigour, virility ===== Antonyms ===== chastity ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English lusten, from the noun. ==== Verb ==== lust (third-person singular simple present lusts, present participle lusting, simple past and past participle lusted) (intransitive, usually in the phrase lust after) To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature. (archaic; transitive or intransitive with after, for, to, etc.; formerly also reflexive) To desire. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === === Anagrams === LUTs, UTSL, slut, ults == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lʏst/ Hyphenation: lust Rhymes: -ʏst === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch lust, from Old Dutch *lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. ==== Noun ==== lust m (plural lusten, diminutive lustje n) lust, desire (especially sexual, but also more generally) object of desire pleasure, joy Het was een lust om naar hem te kijken en te luisteren. ― It was a pleasure watching and listening to him. (usually in the plural) benefit, advantage a taste for, strong tendency to ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: lus Negerhollands: lyst === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== lust inflection of lusten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative imperative == Estonian == === Etymology === From Middle Low German lust. Cognate to German Lust and Finnish lusti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlusʲt/ === Noun === lust (genitive lusti, partitive lusti) pleasure, fun, joy, lust (non-sexual) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Ingrian: lusti (“beautiful, funny”) → Votic: lusti (“beautiful”) == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. === Noun === lust m or f enjoyment, pleasure lust, desire hunger, desire to eat ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== onlust ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: lustAfrikaans: lusNegerhollands: lyst === Further reading === “lust”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “lust (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lust/ === Noun === lust m desire, pleasure, appetite, lust Him wæs metes micel lust ― he had a craving for food. (Ælfric's Homilies) Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Synonym: gālnes ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: lust English: lust == Prasuni == === Etymology === From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-. === Noun === lust (Pronz) hand === References === == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse losti (late Old Norse lyst), from Middle Low German lust lüst, lyst, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu. === Pronunciation === === Noun === lust c desire to do something (in "ha lust") to feel like, to want (to do something) (in "tappa lusten") to lose one's desire to do something, to lose one's enthusiasm for something sexual desire Synonym: (often) lusta (somewhat dated) joy, delight ==== Usage notes ==== The tone in "ha lust" and "tappa lusten" matches "feel like doing" or "want" rather than "desire" or "lust for" or the like. Thought of as a separate, non-literary-sounding sense of "lust" by native speakers. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lusta lustig lysten lystnad === References === “lust”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === luts, slut == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu. === Noun === lust c (plural lusten) desire, appetite lust, sexual desire ==== Derived terms ==== ytlust ==== Further reading ==== “lust”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011