Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lust

2 senses of lust

Sense 1
lecherousness, lust, lustfulness -- (a strong sexual desire)
       => sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction -- (a desire for sexual intimacy)

Sense 2
lust, luxuria -- (self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins))
       => mortal sin, deadly sin -- (an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lust

1 sense of lust

Sense 1
crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust -- (have a craving, appetite, or great desire for)
       => desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room")