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Lust vs Vainglory - What's the difference?

lust | vainglory |

As nouns the difference between lust and vainglory

is that lust is a feeling of strong desire, especially of a sexual nature while vainglory is excessive vanity.

As a verb lust

is to desire very strongly.

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

    Related terms

    * wanderlust

    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.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    vainglory

    English

    Noun

    (vainglories)
  • Excessive vanity.
  • Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
  • Vain, ostentatious display.
  • A regarding of oneself with undue favor

    • Derived terms

    * vainglorious