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lust
English
Etymology
From Middle English lust, from Old English lust (“lust, pleasure, longing”), 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 ???????????????????????? (lustus), and perhaps to Sanskrit ??? (la?), ???? (la?ati, “to desire”) and Albanian lushë (“bitch, savage dog, promiscuous woman”), or to English loose. Confer list (“to please”), listless.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
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.
- 1608/1611, Joseph Hall, Epistles
- My lust to devotion is little.
- 1608/1611, Joseph Hall, Epistles
- (archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.
- c. 1521, John Skelton, “Speke Parott”:
- Pompe, pryde, honour, ryches & worldly lu?t
Parrot ?ayth playnly, ?hall tourne all to du?t
- Pompe, pryde, honour, ryches & worldly lu?t
- c. 1521, John Skelton, “Speke Parott”:
- (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
Derived terms
Related terms
- wanderlust
Translations
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.
Translations
Anagrams
- LUTs, UTSL, slut, ults
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?st/
- Hyphenation: lust
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lust, from Old Dutch *lust, 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.
- Het was een lust om naar hem te kijken en te luisteren.
- benefit, advantage
Related terms
- bloedlust
- eetlust
- lusteloos
- lusthof
- lustig
- lustobject
- lustmoord
- lustoord
- lustprieel
- lusttuin
- moordlust
- roemlust
- wellust
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lust
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of lusten
- imperative of lusten
Estonian
Etymology
From Middle Low German lust. Cognate to German Lust and Finnish lusti
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lus?t/
Noun
lust (genitive lusti, partitive lusti)
- pleasure, fun, joy, lust (non-sexual)
- Nad teevad seda niisama lusti pärast.
- They're doing it just for fun.
- Nad teevad seda niisama lusti pärast.
Declension
Descendants
- ? Ingrian: lusti (“beautiful, funny”)
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *lust, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz.
Noun
lust m or f
- enjoyment, pleasure
- lust, desire
- hunger, desire to eat
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- onlust
Descendants
- Dutch: lust
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-Germanic *lustuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lust/
Noun
lust m
- desire, pleasure, appetite, lust
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: lust
- English: lust
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse losti (late Old Norse lyst), from Middle Low German lust lüst, lyst, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
lust c
- (uncountable) lust (a mood of desire), joy, a keen interest
- a desire (for something specific)
Declension
Related terms
- förlusta
- förlustelse
- läslust
- lusta
- lustgas
- lusthus
- lustig
- lustjakt
- lustresa
- lustspel
- lysten
- lystnad
- söklust
Anagrams
- luts, slut
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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
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liking
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?k??/
- Rhymes: -a?k??
Etymology 1
From Middle English likinge, likinde, likende, likande, licande, from Old English l?ciende, l?ci?ende, from Proto-Germanic *l?k?ndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *l?k?n?, equivalent to like +? -ing.
Verb
liking
- present participle of like
Etymology 2
From Middle English likinge, from Old English l?cung (“pleasing; pleasure; gratification; liking”), equivalent to like +? -ing.
Noun
liking (countable and uncountable, plural likings)
- A like; a predilection.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
- The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.
- 1859, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
- (archaic) Approval.
- goods bought on liking
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:predilection
Derived terms
- for one's liking
- to one's liking
- take a liking to
Translations
Sambali
Noun
likíng
- side
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