letch

letch

noun \ˈlech\

Definition of LETCH

1

: craving; specifically : sexual desire

2

[by shortening & alteration] : lecher

Examples of LETCH

1. <a sudden letch for chocolate>
2. <she's developed quite a letch for that movie star—and he's young enough to be her son>

Origin of LETCH

back-formation from letcher, alteration of lecher

First Known Use: 1757

Related to LETCH

Synonyms

appetency, appetite, craving, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, jones [slang], desire, longing, lust, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen

Related Words

compulsion, impulse, impulsion, will, zeal; liking, love, taste, weakness; eagerness, impatience; want, wish; necessity, need, requirement; obsession; acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, rapaciousness, rapacity; cacoëthes, mania

Near Antonyms

abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

Rhymes with LETCH

catch, etch, fetch, fletch, ketch, kvetch, lech, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch, wretch