Defenition of the word desire

• Defenition of the word desire

  • To express a desire for something or somebody arousing appreciation.
  • An inclination to want things.
  • an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
  • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
  • something that is desired
  • express a desire for
  • feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now; "I want my own room"
  • expect with desire; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot exepct a raise"
  • feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
  • expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
  • an inclination to want things
  • feel or have a desire for; want strongly
  • expect and wish

Synonyms for the word desire

• • appeal
  • ask
  • aspiration
  • beg
  • covet
  • crave
  • craving
  • entreat
  • entreaty
  • hope
  • implore
  • long for
  • longing
  • need
  • petition
  • plea
  • request
  • require
  • trust
  • want
  • wish
  • wish for
  • yearn for
  • yearning

Similar words in the desire

• • desire
  • desired
  • desiree
  • desiree's
  • desires

Hyponyms for the word desire

• • ambition
  • aspiration
  • begrudge
  • bloodlust
  • caprice
  • care
  • concupiscence
  • crave
  • craving
  • dream
  • envy
  • eros
  • fancy
  • feel like
  • go for
  • greed
  • hanker
  • hope
  • hunger
  • hungriness
  • impulse
  • itch
  • lech after
  • like
  • long
  • longing
  • lust
  • lust after
  • materialism
  • miss
  • passion
  • philistinism
  • physical attraction
  • rage
  • seek
  • sexual desire
  • spoil
  • starve
  • take to
  • temptation
  • thirst
  • thirstiness
  • urge
  • want
  • whim
  • wish
  • wish well
  • wishing
  • yearn
  • yearning

Hypernyms for the word desire

• • arousal
  • bespeak
  • call for
  • feeling
  • inclination
  • quest
  • request
  • tendency
  • wish

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