Lust — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a strong sexual desire

self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌst/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌst/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈʌst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

luxuria hunger thirst lustfulness starve crave lecherousness

Parts of Speech

noun	a strong sexual desire
noun	self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
verb	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

Word Forms

lecherous	adjective	given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
lusty	adjective	vigorously passionate
lust	verb	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
lustful	adjective	driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
craving	noun	an intense desire for some particular thing
hunger	noun	strong desire for something (not food or drink)
thirst	noun	strong desire for something (not food or drink)
lust	noun	a strong sexual desire

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

luxure

un fort désir sexuel

🇪🇸Spanish

lujuria

un fuerte deseo sexual

🇮🇹Italian

lussuria

un forte desiderio sessuale

🇵🇹Portuguese

luxúria

um forte desejo sexual

🇷🇺Russian

похоть

сильное сексуальное желание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वासना

तीव्र यौन इच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

লালসা

একটি শক্তিশালী যৌন ইচ্ছা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆசை

வலுவான பாலியல் ஆசை

🇮🇳Telugu

కామం

బలమైన లైంగిక కోరిక

🇮🇳Marathi

वासना

तीव्र लैंगिक इच्छा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાસના

મજબૂત જાતીય ઇચ્છા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಮ

ಬಲವಾದ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಬಯಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോഹം

ശക്തമായ ലൈംഗികാഭിലാഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਸਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوس

ایک مضبوط جنسی خواہش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欲望

强烈的性欲

🇯🇵Japanese

欲望

強い性的欲求

🇰🇷Korean

색욕

강한 성적 욕구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dục vọng

ham muốn tình dục mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ตัณหา

ความต้องการทางเพศที่รุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

nafsu

hasrat seksual yang kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagnanasa

isang malakas na sekswal na pagnanais

🇲🇾Malay

nafsu

keinginan seksual yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شهوة

رغبة جنسية قوية

🇮🇷Persian

شهوت

میل جنسی قوی

🇹🇷Turkish

şehvet

güçlü bir cinsel istek

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְשׁוּקָה

תשוקה מינית חזקה

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