Lust and Yearning

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Lust

Lust noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: the belief that most politicians have a lust for power

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Yearning is a synonym for lust in desire topic. In some cases you can use "Yearning" instead a noun "Lust", when it comes to topics like greed. popular alternative

Nearby Words: lusty, lustful, lustiness, lusting, lustily

Yearning

Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: had a sudden yearning for something sweet

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Lust is a synonym for yearning in desire topic. You can use "Lust" instead a noun "Yearning", if it concerns topics such as longing. popular alternative

Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly

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simple	simple lust	simple yearning
real	real lust	real yearning
constant	constant lust	constant yearning
violent	violent lust	violent yearning
Other adjectives: desperate.

Both words in one sentence

Frollo epitomizes obsession, lust and the yearning for religious superiority.

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Little Green Men has the Yearning Channel, which shows pornographic movies such as Space Bimbos from Planet Lust twenty-four hours a day.

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