tutku — meaning in English

English meaning

• addiction noun A strong, often harmful, compulsion to keep using a substance or repeating a behavior, even when it causes problems.
• fervor noun Intense and passionate feeling or enthusiasm.
• lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.
• passion noun An intense feeling or enthusiasm, especially love or strong interest.

Senses

tutku is used for these senses in English:

• addiction A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
• lust A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
• passion Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.

Related Turkish words