lust

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lusting. ] [ AS. lystan. See Lust, n., and cf. List to choose. ] 1. To list; to like. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. “ Do so if thou lust. ” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In earlier usage lust was impersonal. [ 1913 Webster ] In the water vessel he it cast
When that him luste. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deut. xii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matt. v. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy. James iv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who lusts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of imparting a luster, as to pottery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it becomes pure, as in certain refining processes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Full of lust; excited by lust. Spenser. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Exciting lust; characterized by lust or sensuality. “ Lustful orgies.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Strong; lusty. [ Obs. ] “ Lustful health.” Sackville.

Syn. -- sensual; fleshly; carnal; inordinate; licentious; lewd; unchaste; impure; libidinous; lecherous.

-- Lust"ful*ly, adv. -- Lust"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lusty; vigorous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Lusty + -head. ] See Lustihood. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Lusty + -hood. ] State of being lusty; vigor of body. “ Full of lustihood.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lusty or vigorous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]