desiderium

Meaning

1. (declension-2) longing, desire, wish (especially for something once possessed)
2. (declension-2) grief, regret (desire for something lost)
3. (declension-2) need, necessity
4. (declension-2, in-plural) pleasures, desires

Concepts

wish

desire

longing

need

regret

want

yearning

craving

grief

dream

😴💭

hunger

Opposite of

lascīvia, dīvitiae, opulentia

Synonyms

studium

cupiditas

cupido

cupitas

libido

voluntas

Translations

désir

desejo

desiderio

deseo

desig

Begehren

επιθυμία

πόθος

Wunsch

begeerte

souhait

verlangen

wens

رَغْبَة

Pronounced as (IPA)

[deː.siːˈdɛ.ri.ũː]

Etymology

From dēsīderō (“want, desire, wish for; miss, lack, need”) + -ium.