Desire Meaning and Definition


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Desire meaning

Word: Desire

How to pronounce: dɪˈzaɪə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Example sentences: "A desire to work in the dirt with your bare hands"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Strongly wish for or want (something)

Example sentences: "He never achieved the status he so desired"


Synonyms:

craving

aspiration

volition

pursuit

willingness

dream

tendency

striving

ambition

quest

intention

lech

eagerness

hankering

itch

thirst

appetite

thirstiness

covet

crave

wish

want

lust

concupiscence

longing

passion

hunger

willing

endeavor

urge

call

request

petition

wanting

wishing

strive

seek

drive

appetency

inclination

wanna

hope

pleading

plea

appeal

solicit

plead


Antonyms:

reluctance

unwillingness


Derivations:

desiring

desirous

desired

desirable

Desiree


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Desire in Other Languages...

Spanish: Desear

German: Wunsch

French: Désir

Italian: Desiderio

Turkish: Isteme


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