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desire
English
Etymology
From Middle English desire (noun) and desiren (verb), from Old French desirer, desirrer, from Latin d?s?der? (“to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”), apparently from de- + sidus (in the phrase de sidere, "from the stars") in connection with astrological hopes. Compare consider. Compare also desiderate.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: d?-z?r?, d?-z???r, IPA(key): /d??za??/
- (General American) enPR: d?-z?r?, d?-z???r, d?-z?r?, d?-z???r, IPA(key): /d??za??/, /d??za??/, /di?za??/, /di?za??/
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
- Hyphenation: de?sire
Verb
desire (third-person singular simple present desires, present participle desiring, simple past and past participle desired)
- To want; to wish for earnestly.
- To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts XIII:
- And when they founde no cause of deeth in hym, yet desired they Pilate to kyll him.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts XIII:
- To want emotionally or sexually.
- To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
- To require; to demand; to claim.
- c. 1580, Edmund Spenser, The Teares of the Muses
- A doleful case desires a doleful song.
- c. 1580, Edmund Spenser, The Teares of the Muses
- To miss; to regret.
- 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]
- She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.
- 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]
Related terms
Translations
Noun
desire (usually uncountable, plural desires)
- (countable) Someone or something wished for.
- (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
- (uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
- (uncountable) Motivation. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- (one or thing wished for): wanna, want-to; See also Thesaurus:desire
- (motivation): wanna, want-to
Translations
See also
- velleity
Related terms
- desirable
- desiring-production
- desirous
Further reading
- desire in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- desire in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- desier, eiders, eresid, redies, reside
Italian
Alternative forms
- desiro
- disire, disiro
Etymology
From Old Occitan dezire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de?zi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: de?sì?re
Noun
desire m (plural desiri)
- (poetic, archaic) desire
- Synonym: desiderio
Related terms
- desio
- desirare
References
- desire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Middle English
Noun
desire
- desire
Descendants
- English: desire
desire From the web:
- what desire mean
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- what desired salary mean
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firmness
English
Etymology
firm +? -ness
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?mn?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??mn?s/
- Hyphenation: firm?ness
Noun
firmness (countable and uncountable, plural firmnesses)
- The state of being firm
- security; steadfastness; good grip
- strictness; mental strength
- France, for the first time since the death of Charlemagne, was governed by a prince of great firmness and ability.
- physical durability; rigidness (of material)
Translations
References
- firmness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
firmness From the web:
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- what firmness is best for stomach sleepers
- what firmness mattress for side sleepers
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