lust

Definitions

1. 1.Inclination; desire. [Obs.] For little lust had she to talk of aught. Spenser. My lust to devotion is little. Bp. Hall.
2. 2.Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain. The lust of reigning. Milton.
3. 3.Licentious craving; sexual appetite. Milton.
4. 4.Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.] Bacon.
5. 5.To list; to like. [Obs.] Chaucer. " Do so if thou lust. " Latimer. Note: In earlier usage lust was impersonal. In the water vessel he it cast When that him luste. Chaucer.
6. 6.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. Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deut. xii.
7. 7.Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matt. v.
8. 8.The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. James iv. 5.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is lust.

• What is inclination; desire. [Obs.] For little lust had she to talk of aught. Spenser. My lust to devotion is little. Bp. Hall called?
• What is longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had sense; as, the lust of gain. The lust of reigning. Milton called?
• What is licentious craving; sexual appetite. Milton called?
• What is hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.] Bacon called?
• What is to list; to like. [Obs.] Chaucer. " Do so if thou lust. " Latimer. Note: In earlier usage lust was impersonal. In the water vessel he it cast When that him luste. Chaucer called?
• What is whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matt. v called?
• What is the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. James iv. 5 called?