desire
Plural: desires
Noun
- the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- an inclination to want things
- "a man of many desires"
- something that is desired
- The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
- Someone or something wished for.
- Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
- Motivation.
Verb
Verb Forms: desired, desiring, desires
- To strongly wish or long for something.
- feel or have a desire for; want strongly
- expect and wish
- express a desire for
- To want; to wish for earnestly.
- To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
- To want emotionally or sexually.
- To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
- To require; to demand; to claim.
- To miss; to regret.
Examples
- A player might DESIRE a ’Z’ to hit the triple-letter score.
- His desire for her kept him awake at night.
- I desire to speak with you.
- It is my desire to speak with you.
- She has desired him since they first met.
- Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.
- You’re my heart’s desire.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English desir, desire (noun) and desiren (verb), from Old French desirer, desirrer, from Latin dēsīderō (“to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”), apparently from de- + sidus (in the phrase de sidere, "from the stars") in connection with astrological hopes. Compare consider and desiderate. Displaced native Old English wilnung (“desire”) and wilnian (“to desire”).
Synonyms
hope, trust, want, ambition, appetite, appetition, aspiration, avidity, cacoethes, concupiscence, craving, cupidity, desire, dream, fondness, hankering, hunger, idea, keenness, longing, lust, mind, pleasure, prurience, thirst, wanna, want-to, wish, yearning
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
desire: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddesire: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
desire: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary