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- [dih-zahyuh r]
- /dɪˈzaɪər/
- /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-zahyuh r]
- /dɪˈzaɪər/
Definitions of desire word
- countable noun desire A desire is a strong wish to do or have something. 3
- verb desire If you desire something, you want it. 3
- uncountable noun desire Desire for someone is a strong feeling of wanting to have sex with them. 3
- verb desire If you desire someone, you want to have sex with them. 3
- verb desire to wish or long for; crave; want 3
- verb desire to express a wish or make a request for; ask for 3
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Origin of desire
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English desiren < Old French desirer < Latin dēsīderāre; see desiderate
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Parts of speech for Desire
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
desire popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for desire
noun desire
- lust — intense sexual desire or appetite.
- eagerness — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- fascination — the power or action of fascinating.
- wish — to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
verb desire
- crave — If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
- covet — If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
adjective desire
- wrapped up in — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- hung up on — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- obsessed — having an obsession (usually followed by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
Antonyms for desire
noun desire
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
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