desire

Meaning

Verb

1. To want; to wish for earnestly.
2. To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
3. To want emotionally or sexually.
4. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
5. To require; to demand; to claim.
6. To miss; to regret.

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
2. (countable, usually) Someone or something wished for.
3. (uncountable, usually) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
4. (uncountable, usually) Motivation.

Synonyms

wish

want

longing

lust

wish for

love

❤️

will

hope

inclination

long for

crave

covet

like

aspiration

craving

long

passion

request

ambition

yearn

eagerness

fancy

intention

yearning

need

appetite

pleasure

intend

liking

ardour

purpose

dream

😴💭

hunger

ardor

thought

💭

envy

itch

keenness

anxious to

ask for

expect

expectation

appetency

appetence

idea

💡

plan

aspire

opinion

mind

hope for

Translations

désir

désirer

desiderio

deseo

Wunsch

desear

verlangen

souhaiter

desiderare

desejo

Lust

desig

begeerte

envie

arzu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈzaɪə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: desire

In summary

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”).