noun

1. a desire to gratify the senses; bodily appetite
2. 1. sexual desire
   2. excessive sexual desire, esp. as seeking unrestrained gratification
3. 1. overmastering desire a lust for power
   2. intense enthusiasm; zest
4. Obsolete
   1. pleasure
   2. inclination

Etymology: ME < OE, pleasure, delight, appetite, akin to Ger pleasure < IE base *las-, to be eager > L lascivus, wanton, larva, specter, ghost: sexual senses in E chiefly < rendering Vulg. concupiscentia carnis (1 John 2:16) as “lusts of the flesh”

intransitive verb