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   desire

   /dɪˈzʌɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen: "he resisted public desires for choice in education" Similar wishwantfancyinclinationaspirationimpulsepreferenceyearninglongingcravinghankeringpiningachehungerthirstitchburningneedeagernessenthusiasmdeterminationpredilectionproclivitypredispositioninformal:yen
   • ▪ strong sexual feeling or appetite: "they were clinging together in fierce desire" Similar lustlustfulnesssexual appetitesexual attractionpassioncarnal passionlibidosensualitysexualitylasciviousnesslecherylecherousnesssalaciousnesslibidinousnesslewdnesslicentiousnesspruriencewantonnesscarnalityinformal:the hotsraunchinesshorninessrandinessrare:concupiscence
   • ▪ something desired.

   verb

   • 1. strongly wish for or want (something): "he never achieved the status he so desired" Similar wish forwantlong foryearn forcraveset one's heart onhanker after/forpine for/afterthirst foritch forbe desperate forbe bent onhave a need forcovetaspire tohave a fancy forfancyfeel likefeel in need ofinformal:have a yen foryen forbe dying for
   • ▪ want (someone) sexually: "there had been a time, years ago, when he had desired her" Similar be attracted tolust afterburn forbe captivated bybe infatuated byinformal:fancylech after/overhave the hots forhave a crush onbe wild/mad aboutgo for
   • ▪ express a wish to: "John spake unto him, and desired him in like manner and contestation as before"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare (see desiderate).

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   • While the synonyms covet and desire are close in meaning, covet implies strong envious desire. // covets his rise to fame
   • In some situations, the words crave and desire are roughly equivalent. However, crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need. //...
   • The synonyms want and desire are sometimes interchangeable, but want specifically suggests a felt need or lack. // wants to have a family
   • The meanings of wish and desire largely overlap; however, wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable. //...

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   What is the difference between wish and desire?

   • The meanings of wish and desire largely overlap; however, wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable. “Desire.”

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   What is an example of a desire synonym?

   • Some desire synonym examples include wish, want, fancy, aspiration, inclination, impulse, and yearnings. Other words with similar meaning include longing, craving, hankering, pining, and ache. “Long” is a synonym for desire, which derives from the German term “lang,” long.” I am longing for your care.

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   How does the verb desire differ from other similar words?

   • Some common synonyms of desire are covet, crave, want, and wish. While all these words mean "to have a longing for," desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim.

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   Synonyms for DESIRE: request, hope, want, craving, appetite, longing, aspiration, appetency, yen; Antonyms for DESIRE: indifference, apathy, aversion, apathy, aversion, antipathy, inappetency, answer, reply.