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desirenoun a strong wish for somethinga desire for adventure and excitement prompted him to travel to Africa appetency, appetite, craving, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, jones(slang), letch, longing, lust, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen compulsion, impulse, impulsion, will, zealliking, love, taste, weaknesseagerness, impatiencewant, wishnecessity, need, requirementobsessionacquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, rapaciousness, rapacitycacoëthes, mania abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsionapathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern sexual appetiteads for drugs that increase desire concupiscence, eroticism, horniness, hots, itch, lech, letch, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, lustihood, passion, salaciousness libidoardor, heat, ruterotomania, hypersexuality, lecherousness, lechery, nymphomania, satyriasisvenery abstinence, celibacy, chastityfrigidity, frigidness an earnest requestat the delegate's desire, the voice vote on the controversial measure was followed by an actual roll call adjuration, appeal, conjuration, cry, entreaty, petition, plea, pleading, prayer, solicitation, suit, suppliance, supplication application, requisitioncall, claim, demand, insistence desireverbto have an earnest wish to own or enjoyhe greatly desired a new mountain bike for his next birthday ache (for), covet, crave, desiderate, die (for), hanker (for or after), hunger (for), itch (for), jones (for)(slang), long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), pine (for), repine (for), salivate (for), sigh (for), thirst (for), want, wish (for), yearn (for), yen (for) spoil (for)adore, delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, love, relish, revel (in)favor, preferadmire, appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value set one's heart on abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathedecline, refuse, reject, spurn to make a request forthe host desires a response to the dinner invitation by tomorrow ask (for), bespeak, call (for), plead (for), quest, request, seek, solicit, speak (for), sue (for) apply (for), beg (for), claim, clamor (for), importune, urge, wish (for)demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), petition (for), press (for), require, requisitioninvite, invoke v.desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean to have a longing for.desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim.desires to start a new life wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable.wishes for permanent world peace want specifically suggests a felt need or lack.wants to have a family crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need.craves sweets covet implies strong envious desire.covets his rise to fame in the 13th century |