Read Lust: A Dictionary for the Insatiable Online
Authors: Adams Media Corporation
Tags: #Dictionaries, #Reference
(SAY-diz-uhm)
NOUN:
Attaining sexual satisfaction by inflicting pain on one’s partner; cruelty.
(suh-LAY-shuhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Prone to incite sexual arousal or titillation; possessing lewd sexual interests.
(sat-er-NAY-lee-uh)
NOUN:
A rowdy party or orgy.
(sey-tuh-RY-uh-sis)
NOUN:
Uncontrollable male compulsion to have sex with as many individuals as possible.
(SAW-see)
ADJECTIVE:
Brazen or forward, though often meant in a humorous manner.
(SKAB-ruhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Referring to sex in an obscene or risqué fashion; scandalous.
(SKAN-dl-uhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Shameful or improper; shocking.
(si-DUHK-shuhn)
NOUN:
Persuasive behaviors—be they romantic or deceptive—that lead one person to have sex with another or be tempted in some other way.
Samantha’s game of playing hard to get is part of her SEDUCTION; choosing to play it cool only makes her partners want her more and the sex that much hotter.
(SELF-grat-uh-fi-KEY-shuhn)
NOUN:
The act of satisfying one’s own desires, particularly as it relates to sexual desires.
(SEN-shoo-uh-list)
NOUN:
One who lives his or her life in pursuit of luxury and pleasure.
(seks dryv)
NOUN:
One’s individual level of need for sexual interactions; libido.
(seks play)
NOUN:
Touching of an erotic nature that typical precedes intercourse; foreplay.
(seks-spurt)
NOUN:
An expert in matters related to sex, sometimes self-described.
(SEK-shoo-uhl urj)
NOUN:
An overwhelming carnal desire or preference.
(SEK-see)
ADJECTIVE:
A somewhat indefinable quality that makes an object or person sexually desirous to another.
(shak uhp)
VERB:
To live together without being married; cohabitate.
(SHAYM-lis)
ADJECTIVE:
Feeling a lack of embarrassment or humiliation in a situation where societal norms would call for it; unashamed.
(SHAYP-lee)
ADJECTIVE:
An attractive bodily shape that inspires desire in others.
The lounge singer’s SHAPELY silhouette grabbed the audience’s attention as she began performing behind the stage’s thin curtain.
(SIN-fuhl)
ADJECTIVE:
Something that is characterized by unethical or contemptible behavior; wicked.
(SY-ruhn)
NOUN:
From Greek mythology, a
siren
is a beautiful young woman who tempts men with her seductive ways.
(skurt CHAY-ser)
NOUN:
A man in constant pursuit of women; womanizer.
(SLAT-ern)
NOUN:
A promiscuous woman; slut.
(sleep uh-ROUND)
VERB:
Engaging in a promiscuous lifestyle.
He understood the reputation he was receiving due to all his SLEEPING AROUND, but the young man could not help himself from hopping into a different bed almost every day of the week.
(sluht)
NOUN:
A derogatory term for a promiscuous person, most often a woman.
The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest,
and then becomes a host, and then a master.
—K
AHLIL
G
IBRAN
(smooch)
VERB:
To kiss.
(SMUHT-ee)
ADJECTIVE:
Indecent or pornographic.
(SNUHG-uhl)
VERB:
To cuddle with another person in a comfortable manner; nestle.
(SAWFT-KAWR)
ADJECTIVE:
Sexually arousing material that is not explicit.
(SPY-see)
ADJECTIVE:
Somewhat risqué or scandalous.
(spoon)
VERB:
To cuddle or nestle with another person very closely.
(stach-oo-ESK)
ADJECTIVE:
Possessing classic beauty, like a statue.
(STEE-mee)
ADJECTIVE:
Excessively sexual or lusty; extreme heat or humidity.
(STIM-yuh-layt)
VERB:
To incite interest or arousal in a person or thing by means both mental and physical.
(STRIP-er)
NOUN:
A person—usually a woman—who disrobes in front of others as a source of entertainment and is paid for it.
(STRIP-teez)
NOUN:
A seductive act or dance in which a stripper or other performer undresses slowly in order to titillate his or her audience.
(STRUHM-pit)
NOUN:
A prostitute; harlot.
(stuhd)
NOUN:
A man well-versed in the ways of sexual relations and often deemed a great lover.
(suhb-MIS-iv)
ADJECTIVE:
Obedience without protest; compliant.
(SHOOG-er DAD-ee)
NOUN:
An older, wealthy man who showers his young lover with gifts and financial compensation.
(suhg-JES-tiv)
ADJECTIVE:
Something that implies at vulgarity but is not explicit.
The young starlet knew exactly what she was doing when she chose to wear a dress with a SUGGESTIVE slit up the side to her meeting with the studio executives.
(SOO-ter)
NOUN:
A male with romantic intentions toward a woman, specifically with the end result of marriage.
(SWING-er)
NOUN:
Someone who lives a carefree sexual lifestyle, often marked by frequent exchanges of sexual partners (as in wife-swapping).
(SIB-uh-ryt)
NOUN:
One who devotes his or her life to the pursuit of pleasure; sensualist.
(TAN-ti-lyz)
VERB:
To tease or entice someone by letting him or her see something but not have it; tempt.
As seasoned burlesque performers, the sultry women know all the secrets to TANTALIZING the crowd without giving too much away.
(teez)
NOUN:
A person who teases others or intentionally arouses sexual feelings in another with no intention of satisfying the intimations.
(temp-TAY-shuhn)
NOUN:
The act of being tempted or something that entices another to do something wrong, particularly in regard to sexual behavior.
(TEMP-tris)
NOUN:
An alluring woman; femme fatale.
It is regarded as normal to consecrate virginity in general and to lust for its destruction in particular.
—K
ARL
K
RAUS
(thurst)
VERB:
To excessively desire something; as a noun the word refers to the need for a drink or liquid.
(THREE-suhm)
NOUN:
A sexual activity in which three people take part; ménage à trois.
(throh)
NOUN:
An outburst of emotion or pain; can also be referred to in the plural.
(TING-guhl)
VERB:
A sudden feeling of sensation such as vibration or stinging.
His body TINGLED with pleasure as his girlfriend slowly started kissing her way down his neck and chest.
(TIT-l-ayt)
VERB:
To stimulate or excite someone in a pleasurable way, often with a hint of sexuality; tantalize.
(TOM-kat)
VERB OR NOUN:
Engaging in a series of meaningless relationships for the purpose of having relations with as many women as possible; as a noun,
tomcat
refers to the man who does this.
(TOOTH-suhm)
ADJECTIVE:
Desirable or attractive; alluring.
(trans-GRESH-uhn)
NOUN:
A crime or other wrongdoing that disobeys common ethics; indiscretion.
(TROL-uhp)
NOUN:
A prostitute or other woman who engages in promiscuous behavior.
(turn-awf)
NOUN:
Something that causes a loss of libido in someone.
(turn-on)
NOUN:
Something that causes sexual arousal in a person.
Leslie is so infatuated with her new lover that even the faintest smell of his cologne is a major TURN-ON for her.
(TUR-pi-tood)
NOUN:
Extreme sinfulness.
(TOO-tym)
VERB:
To carry on two sexual relationships at one time.
(uhn-bi-KUHM-ing)
ADJECTIVE:
Improper behavior.
(uhn-CHAYST)
ADJECTIVE:
Impure or immoral.
(uhn-kuhn-TROH-luh-buhl)
ADJECTIVE:
Unable to be managed or controlled; unruly.
After spending the night flirting over drinks, the once strangers are now bedmates after rushing up to the hotel room in the throes of an UNCONTROLLABLE passion.
(uhn-KURBD)
ADJECTIVE:
Not restrained or controlled; unbridled.
(uhn-DEK-er-uhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Undignified or impropriety in behavior; indecent.
Society drives people crazy with lust and
calls it advertising.
—J
OHN
L
AHR
(uhn-FAYTH-fuhl)
ADJECTIVE:
Engaging in romantic affairs outside of a marriage or other committed relationship; adulterous.
(uhn-MAWR-uhl)
ADJECTIVE:
Neither moral or immoral; amoral.
(uhn-PRIN-suh-puhld)
ADJECTIVE:
Lacking principles or morals; immoral.
(uhn-ri-STRAYNT)
NOUN:
Characterized by a lack of restraint; debauchery.
(uhn-ROO-lee)
ADJECTIVE:
Wild or out of control; disobedient.
(uhn-SEEM-lee)
ADJECTIVE:
Inappropriate or unbecoming; indecorous.
(uhn-TAWRD)
ADJECTIVE:
Inappropriate or unbecoming; unseemly.
(urj)
NOUN:
A natural impulse or inclination; itch.
Finishing foreplay requires both partners to resist the URGE to skip the carnal appetizers and go straight to intercourse.
(yoo-ter-oh-MAY-nee-uh)
NOUN:
A female’s uncontrollable desire for sex; nymphomania.
(uhk-SAWR-ee-uhs)
ADJECTIVE:
Excessively affectionate toward one’s wife.