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Synonyms for “desire”

desire

verb

  1. want, long for, crave, fancy, hope for, ache for, covet, aspire to, wish for, yearn for, thirst for, hanker after, set your heart on, desiderate • He was bored and desired change in his life.
  2. (formal)=  request, ask, petition, solicit, entreat, importune • His Majesty desires me to make his wishes known to you.

noun

  1. wish, want, longing, need, hope, urge, yen (informal), hunger, appetite, aspiration, ache, craving, yearning, inclination, thirst, hankering • I had a strong desire to help and care for people
  2. lust, passion, libido, appetite, lechery, carnality, lasciviousness, concupiscence, randiness (informal, mainly, British), lustfulness • Teenage sex may not always come out of genuine desire.
  3. request, appeal, petition, solicitation, entreaty, supplication, importunity related adjective orectic

'desire' in Other Languages

  • British English: desirePronunciation for desire A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.I had a strong desire to help and care for people.dɪˈzaɪə NOUN
  • Arabic: رَغْبَةPronunciation for رَغْبَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desejoPronunciation for desejo
  • Chinese: 愿望Pronunciation for 愿望
  • Croatian: željaPronunciation for želja
  • Czech: touhaPronunciation for touha
  • Danish: begærPronunciation for begær
  • Dutch: verlangenPronunciation for verlangen
  • European Spanish: deseoPronunciation for deseosexual
  • Finnish: haluPronunciation for halu
  • French: désirPronunciation for désir
  • German: VerlangenPronunciation for Verlangen
  • Greek: πόθοςPronunciation for πόθος
  • Italian: desiderioPronunciation for desiderio
  • Japanese: 希望Pronunciation for 希望
  • Korean: 욕구Pronunciation for 욕구
  • Norwegian: ønskePronunciation for ønske
  • Polish: życzeniePronunciation for życzeniepragnienie
  • Portuguese: desejoPronunciation for desejo
  • Romanian: dorință dorințe
  • Russian: желаниеPronunciation for желание
  • Spanish: deseoPronunciation for deseo
  • Swedish: åtråPronunciation for åtrå
  • Thai: ความปรารถนาPronunciation for ความปรารถนา
  • Turkish: arzuPronunciation for arzu
  • Ukrainian: бажання
  • Vietnamese: sự mong muốnPronunciation for sự mong muốn
  • British English: desirePronunciation for desire If you desire something, you want it.She had remarried and desired a child with her new husband.dɪˈzaɪə VERB
  • Arabic: يَرْغَبُPronunciation for يَرْغَبُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desejarPronunciation for desejar
  • Chinese: 渴望Pronunciation for 渴望
  • Croatian: željetiPronunciation for željeti
  • Czech: toužitPronunciation for toužit zatoužit
  • Danish: begærePronunciation for begære
  • Dutch: verlangenPronunciation for verlangen
  • European Spanish: desearPronunciation for desearsexualmente
  • Finnish: halutaPronunciation for haluta
  • French: désirerPronunciation for désirer
  • German: haben wollenPronunciation for haben wollen
  • Greek: ποθώPronunciation for ποθώ
  • Italian: desiderarePronunciation for desiderare
  • Japanese: 希望するPronunciation for 希望する
  • Korean: 바라다Pronunciation for 바라다
  • Norwegian: ønskePronunciation for ønske
  • Polish: zażyczyć sobiePronunciation for zażyczyć sobie życzyć sobie
  • Portuguese: desejarPronunciation for desejar
  • Romanian: a dori
  • Russian: желатьPronunciation for желать
  • Spanish: desearPronunciation for desear
  • Swedish: önska (sig)Pronunciation for önska (sig)
  • Thai: ปรารถนาPronunciation for ปรารถนา
  • Turkish: arzu etmekPronunciation for arzu etmek
  • Ukrainian: бажати
  • Vietnamese: mong muốnPronunciation for mong muốn

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