la

feminine

/luˈxuɾja/

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Translation

lust, lechery

Word origin

From Latin luxuria ('excess, extravagance'), from luxus ('excess, indulgence'). The same root gives English 'luxury' and 'luxurious'.

Origin: Latin
Root: luxuria
English cognates: luxury, luxurious

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Plurallujurias

Examples

Lust is one of the seven deadly sins.

retrata .

The novel portrays lust as a human weakness.

avaricia.

The sermon warned against lust and greed.

sucumbe .

The character succumbs to lust and loses his honour.

moralistas escritos.

Moralists condemned lust in their writings.

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This word is part of lesson 97.