| NOUN | feeling | desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | desire | an inclination to want things | |
| state | desire | something that is desired | |
| VERB | emotion | desire, want | feel or have a desire for |
| emotion | desire, hope, trust | expect and wish | |
| emotion | desire | express a desire for |
| Sounds | dihzay'er | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
| Meaning | The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | ambition, aspiration, dream | A cherished desire |
| bloodlust | A desire for bloodshed | |
| caprice, impulse, whim | A sudden desire | |
| craving | An intense desire for some particular thing | |
| longing, yearning, hungriness | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | |
| sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction | A desire for sexual intimacy | |
| temptation | The desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid | |
| urge, itch | A strong restless desire | |
| wish, wishing, want | A specific feeling of desire | |
| Broader | feeling | The experiencing of affective and emotional states |
| Spanish | deseo, gana | |
| Catalan | desig | |
| Verbs | desire | feel or have a desire for |
| Meaning | An inclination to want things. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a man of many desires" | |
| Narrower | greed | excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves |
| hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness | Strong desire for something (not food or drink) | |
| Broader | tendency, inclination | A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character / character or effect |
| Spanish | deseo | |
| Catalan | desig | |
| Verbs | desire | feel or have a desire for |
| desire | express a desire for | |
| desire | expect and wish | |
| Meaning | Something that is desired. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | materialism, philistinism | A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters |
| rage, passion | Something that is desired intensely | |
| Broader | arousal | A state of heightened physiological activity |
| Spanish | deseo | |
| Catalan | desig | |
| Adjectives | desirous | having or expressing desire for something |
| Verbs | desire | feel or have a desire for |
| desire | express a desire for | |
| desire | expect and wish | |
| Meaning | Feel or have a desire for; want strongly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They desire to move | |
| Synonym | want | |
| Narrower | ambition | Have as one's ambition |
| crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust | Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | |
| envy, begrudge | Be envious of | |
| fancy, go for, take to | Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | |
| feel like | Have an inclination for something or some activity | |
| hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently | |
| hope | Be optimistic | |
| itch, spoil | Have a strong desire or urge to do something | |
| like | Want to have | |
| lust after, lech after | Have a strong sexual desire for | |
| miss | Feel or suffer from the lack of | |
| seek | try to get or reach / reach | |
| wish | hope for | |
| wish, wish well | Feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of | |
| wish, care, like | prefer or wish to do something | |
| Spanish | desear, querer | |
| Catalan | desitjar, voler | |
| Nouns | desire | an inclination to want things |
| desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state | |
| desire | something that is desired | |
| Meaning | Expect and wish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They desire to move | |
| Synonyms | hope, trust | |
| Broader | wish | hope for |
| Spanish | aspirar, confiar, esperar | |
| Catalan | aspirar, esperar | |
| Nouns | desire | an inclination to want things |
| desire | something that is desired | |
| Meaning | Express a desire for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | desear | |
| Catalan | desitjar, tenir ganes de | |
| Nouns | desire | an inclination to want things |
| desire | something that is desired | |
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