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Webster 1913 Edition

Gust

Gust

(gŭst)
,
Noun.
[Icel.
gustr
a cool breeze. Cf.
Gush
.]
1.
A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief rushing or driving of the wind.
Snow, and hail, stormy
gust
and flaw.
Milton.
2.
A sudden violent burst of passion.
Bacon.

Gust

,
Noun.
[L.
gustus
; cf. It. & Sp.
gusto
. √46.]
1.
The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.
An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much
gust
and appetite.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
Gratification of any kind, particularly that which is exquisitely relished; enjoyment.
Destroy all creatures for thy sport or
gust.
Pope.
3.
Intellectual taste; fancy.
A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients.
Dryden.

Gust

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. L.
gustare
, It.
gustare
, Sp.
gustar
. See
GUST
a relish.]
To taste; to have a relish for.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Gust

GUST

,
Noun.
[L. gustus, gusto; Gr. a contracted word, for it has taste.]
1.
Taste; tasting, or the sense of tasting. More generally, the pleasure of tasting; relish.
2.
Sensual enjoyment.
Where love is duty on the female side,
On theirs, mere sensual gust, and sought with surly pride.
3.
Pleasure; amusement; gratification.
Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust.
4.
Turn of fancy; intellectual taste.
A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients. [Taste is now generally used.]

GUST

,
Verb.
T.
To taste; to have a relish. [Little used.]

GUST

, n.
1.
A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden rushing or driving of the wind, of short duration.
2.
A sudden, violent burst of passion.

Definition 2024

gust

gust

See also: gušt

English

Noun

gust ‎(plural gusts)

  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind.
  2. Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion etc.).
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
Synonyms
  • (strong, abrupt rush of wind): windflaw
Translations

Verb

gust ‎(third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted)

  1. (intransitive) To blow in gusts.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin gustus ‎(“taste”). For the verb, compare Latin gustare, Italian gustare, Spanish gustar.

Noun

gust ‎(uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The physiological faculty of taste.
  2. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation.
    • Jeremy Taylor
      An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as much gust and appetite.
    • Alexander Pope
      Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust.
    • 1942: ‘Yes, indeed,’ said Sava with solemn gust. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 1050)
  3. Intellectual taste; fancy.
    • Dryden
      A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients.

Verb

gust ‎(third-person singular simple present gusts, present participle gusting, simple past and past participle gusted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To taste.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To have a relish for.
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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin gustus.

Noun

gust m ‎(plural gusts or gustos)

  1. taste

Derived terms

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin gustus.

Noun

gust m ‎(plural gusts)

  1. relish, zest, enjoyment
  2. taste

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Icelandic

Noun

gust

  1. indefinite accusative singular of gustur

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡust/

Noun

gust m inan

  1. taste, personal preference

Declension

Romanian

Etymology 1

From Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Noun

gust n ‎(plural gusturi)

  1. taste
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms

See also

  • savoare

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin (mensis) augustus (through Vulgar Latin *agustus). Compare also Albanian gusht ‎(“August”).

Alternative forms

Noun

gust m ‎(uncountable)

  1. (popular, rare) August
Synonyms
Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡûːst/

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫstъ.

Adjective

gȗst ‎(definite gȗstī, comparative gȕšćī, Cyrillic spelling гу̑ст)

  1. dense

Declension

positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gusti gusta gusto
genitive gustog(a) guste gustog(a)
dative gustom(u/e) gustoj gustom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		gusti
gustog(a)		 gustu gusto
vocative gusti gusta gusto
locative gustom(e/u) gustoj gustom(e/u)
instrumental gustim gustom gustim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gusti guste gusta
genitive gustih gustih gustih
dative gustim(a) gustim(a) gustim(a)
accusative guste guste gusta
vocative gusti guste gusta
locative gustim(a) gustim(a) gustim(a)
instrumental gustim(a) gustim(a) gustim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gušći gušća gušće
genitive gušćeg(a) gušće gušćeg(a)
dative gušćem(u) gušćoj gušćem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		gušći
gušćeg(a)		 gušću gušće
vocative gušći gušća gušće
locative gušćem(u) gušćoj gušćem(u)
instrumental gušćim gušćom gušćim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gušći gušće gušća
genitive gušćih gušćih gušćih
dative gušćim(a) gušćim(a) gušćim(a)
accusative gušće gušće gušća
vocative gušći gušće gušća
locative gušćim(a) gušćim(a) gušćim(a)
instrumental gušćim(a) gušćim(a) gušćim(a)

Etymology

Apparently from Old Norse gustr, though not recorded before Shakespeare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʌst/
  • Rhymes: -ʌst

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