different between lust vs smitten
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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smitten
English
Etymology
From Middle English smiten, from Old English smiten, ?esmiten, from Proto-Germanic *smitanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *sm?tan? (“to hurl; fling”), equivalent to smite +? -en (past participle ending).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sm?t?n/
- Rhymes: -?t?n
- Hyphenation: smit?ten
Adjective
smitten (comparative more smitten, superlative most smitten)
- Affected by an act of smiting.
- Made irrationally enthusiastic.
- In love.
- 1912, Thomas Holmes, “Marriage in the Underworld”, in London's Underworld (The Making of the Modern Law), London: J. M. Dent & Sons; New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton, OCLC 60735063; republished as London; New York, N.Y.: Anthem Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84331-219-2, page 118:
- At the end of the long procession came a smitten woman. […] I think of the women who have fastened the tendrils of their heart's affection round unworthy men, and have married them, hoping, trusting and believing that their love and influence would be powerful enough to win the men to sobriety and virtue. Alas! how mistaken they have been!
- 1912, Thomas Holmes, “Marriage in the Underworld”, in London's Underworld (The Making of the Modern Law), London: J. M. Dent & Sons; New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton, OCLC 60735063; republished as London; New York, N.Y.: Anthem Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84331-219-2, page 118:
- Made irrationally enthusiastic.
Translations
See also
- crush
- infatuation
- platonic love
Verb
smitten
- past participle of smite.
Anagrams
- Mittens, mist net, mistnet, mittens
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
smitten m
- definite singular of smitte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
smitten m
- definite singular of smitte
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