desire 1
A strong feeling of wanting.
Latin
A strong feeling of wanting.
noun [ de-SIRE ]
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
- 🖊️ The desire for freedom fueled the revolution, igniting a fire that could not be quenched.
- 🖊️ If I had known your true desires, perhaps our paths would have never crossed.
- 🖊️ The latest tech gadget has sparked a frenzy of desire among consumers.
- 🖊️ The artist's desire to capture beauty in every stroke was evident in his masterpiece.
- 🖊️ In the stillness of the night, her desire whispered secrets to the moon.
- 🖊️ Her desires were simple, yet they seemed so far out of reach.
- 🖊️ Oh, how the heart desires what it cannot have!
- 🖊️ Is it not the desire for greatness that drives us forward?
- 🤝 wish, aspiration, longing
- ⚔️ disgust, aversion
To strongly wish for.
verb [ de-SIRE ]
To strongly wish for or want something.
- 🖊️ If only I could desire less, perhaps I would find peace.
- 🖊️ If he had known the consequences, he might not have desired power so fervently.
- 🖊️ Do you desire fame, or is it peace that you seek?
- 🖊️ The artist's desire to create was evident in every brushstroke.
- 🖊️ Her desires were simple, yet they seemed so far out of reach.
- 🖊️ Their desire for freedom fueled the revolution.
- 🖊️ In the stillness of the night, her desire whispered secrets to the moon.
- 🖊️ What do you desire most in this world?
- 🖊️ Oh, how I desire the days of old, when laughter echoed through these halls!
- 🖊️ The new technology promises to fulfill every desire of the modern consumer.
- 🤝 want, crave, yearn for
- ⚔️ reject, disdain
desire 2
A strong feeling of wanting.
Middle English
A strong feeling of wanting.
noun [ de-SIRE ]
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
- 🖊️ Her desires were simple, yet they seemed so far out of reach.
- 🖊️ The desire for freedom fueled the revolution, igniting a fire that could not be quenched.
- 🖊️ The latest tech gadget has sparked a frenzy of desire among consumers.
- 🖊️ Oh, how the heart desires what it cannot have!
- 🖊️ The artist's desire to capture beauty in every stroke was evident in his masterpiece.
- 🖊️ If I had known your true desires, perhaps our paths would have never crossed.
- 🖊️ In the stillness of the night, her desire whispered secrets to the moon.
- 🖊️ Is it not the desire for greatness that drives us forward?
- 🤝 wish, aspiration, longing
- ⚔️ disgust, aversion
To strongly wish for.
verb [ de-SIRE ]
To strongly wish for or want something.
- 🖊️ Their desire for freedom fueled the revolution.
- 🖊️ The artist's desire to create was evident in every brushstroke.
- 🖊️ If only I could desire less, perhaps I would find peace.
- 🖊️ The new technology promises to fulfill every desire of the modern consumer.
- 🖊️ Oh, how I desire the days of old, when laughter echoed through these halls!
- 🖊️ Do you desire fame, or is it peace that you seek?
- 🖊️ Her desires were simple, yet they seemed so far out of reach.
- 🖊️ In the stillness of the night, her desire whispered secrets to the moon.
- 🖊️ What do you desire most in this world?
- 🖊️ If he had known the consequences, he might not have desired power so fervently.
- 🤝 want, crave, yearn for
- ⚔️ reject, disdain