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Amorous vs Lust - What's the difference?

amorous | lust |

As an adjective amorous

is inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.

As a noun lust is

a feeling of strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.

As a verb lust is

to desire very strongly.

amorous

English

Alternative forms

* amourous

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
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  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • Indicating love or sexual desire.
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  • Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
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  • (lb) Affected with love; in love; enamored.
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  • Synonyms

    (inclined or having a propensity to love) loving; fond; affectionate

    References

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    lust

    English

    (wikipedia lust)

    Noun

  • A feeling of strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.
  • Seeing Kim fills me with a passionate lust .
  • (archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.
  • The boarders hide their lust to go home.
  • * Spenser
  • For little lust had she to talk of aught.
  • * Bishop Hall
  • My lust to devotion is little.
  • (archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.
  • An ideal son is his father's lasting lust .
  • (obsolete) virility; vigour; active power
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Derived terms

    * bloodlust * lustful * lustihood * lustily * lustiness * lustless * lusty * lust murder

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To desire very strongly.
  • She was lusting after the new short dress she set her eyes on in the shop.
  • To crave sexual contact urgently.
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