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Meanings of lust in English

Portuguese
luxúria
Catalan
luxúria
Spanish
lujuria
Wikidata

Allegorical human figure personifying lust as of one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Related terms
luxúria
Portuguese
luxúria
Catalan
picor

A strong sexual desire.

luxúria
Portuguese
desejar
Catalan
sospirar per

Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.

desejar
Russian
похоть
Portuguese
luxúria
Catalan
luxúria
Spanish
lujuria

Emotion.

похоть
Synonyms
Examples for "lascivious behavior"
Examples for "lascivious behavior"
1
Today in music history in 1970: Jim Morrison's trial began for "lewd and lascivious behavior" in Miami.
Radio NZ
2
Mr. Roland had gotten her the scholarship to UNC, but his lascivious behavior had cost Emily her friendship with Chloe.
Stunning
Usage of lust in English
1
In youth, lust; in full manhood, strife; and in old age, covetousness.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
2
Stories of lust abound in the Hebrew Scriptures; Genesis alone has five.
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
3
Had she allowed herself to feel anything but lust these past years?
Make your move
4
He saw the blood-lust flame in the eyes which searched his face.
The Lost Naval Papers
5
This building was home to constant, regular acts of lust and desire.
Small favor
6
She reminded me of a thousand cheerleaders I used to lust after.
Secret Sanction
7
There was novelty in it, and it satisfied the lust for killing.
The Mystery
8
But the dominant passion of the Spaniard was the lust of gold.
History of the Conquest of Peru
9
Released in 1993 it said everything about unrequited love, lust and longing.
The Irish Times
10
Hope had been lost and replaced by a kind of hot lust.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
11
Strong emotions will do that to the lesser vamps: fear, lust, anger.
Blue Moon
12
The scholastics take the lust of the flesh to mean carnal lust.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
13
The lust of blood was beating in every stroke of my heart.
The Root of Evil
14
The lust has, thank God, very definitely cooled since leaving the restaurant.
Babyville
15
In the wild lust of hand-to-hand combat my old dauntless hopefulness returned.
The Gods of Mars
16
The lust of battle in all its mad fury was upon me.
Warlord of Mars
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Translations for lust
Spanish
lujuria
Lust through the time
Lust across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common