Main Entry:

¹lust

Pronunciation:

\ˈləst\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lust pleasure and perhaps to Latin lascivus wanton

Date:

before 12th century

1obsolete a: pleasure, delight b: personal inclination : wish2: usu. intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness3 a: an intense longing : craving <a lust to succeed> b: enthusiasm, eagerness <admired his lust for life>