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DESIRE
desire
(noun) an inclination to want things; “a man of many desires”
desire
(noun) the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
desire
(noun) something that is desired
desire, want
(verb) feel or have a desire for; want strongly; “I want to go home now”; “I want my own room”
desire
(verb) express a desire for
hope, trust, desire
(verb) expect and wish; “I trust you will behave better from now on”; “I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
desire (third-person singular simple present desires, present participle desiring, simple past and past participle desired)
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.
Noun
desire (usually uncountable, plural desires)
(countable) Someone or something wished for.
(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
(uncountable) Motivation.
Synonyms
• (one or thing wished for): wanna, want-to; See also desire
• (motivation): wanna, want-to
Anagrams
• desier, eiders, eresid, redies, reside
Source: Wiktionary
De*sire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiring.] Etym: [F. désirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider, and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. Neither shall any man desire thy land. Ex. xxxiv. 24. Ye desire your child to live. Tennyson.
2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord 2 Kings iv. 28. Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. Shak.
3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser.
4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.] She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. Jer. Taylor.
Syn.
– To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg.
– To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a milder form of command than "I desire you to do this," though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the usage C. J. Smith.
De*sire", n. Etym: [F. désir, fr. désirer. See Desire, v. t.]
1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy. Unspeakable desire to see and know. Milton.
2. An expressed wish; a request; petition. And slowly was my mother brought To yield consent to my desire. Tennyson.
3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing. The Desire of all nations shall come. Hag. ii. 7.
4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] Chapman.
Syn.
– Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness; aspiration; longing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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