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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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relish
English
Etymology
Alteration of reles (“scent, taste, aftertaste”), from Old French relais, reles (“something remaining, that which is left behind”), from relaisser (“to leave behind”).
Alternative forms
- rellish (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /???.l??/
Noun
relish (countable and uncountable, plural relishes)
- A pleasant taste
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 12.
- A Laplander or Negro has no notion of the relish of wine.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 12.
- enjoyment; pleasure.
- A quality or characteristic tinge.
- (followed by "for") A taste (for); liking (of); fondness.
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, Chapter 11:
- One of the first acts which he was under the necessity of performing must have been painful to a man of so generous a nature, and of so keen a relish for whatever was excellent in arts and letters.
- 1785, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. John Newton (dated December 10, 1785)
- I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, Chapter 11:
- A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
- In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
- Something that is greatly liked or savoured.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:seasoning
Derived terms
- India relish
Translations
Verb
relish (third-person singular simple present relishes, present participle relishing, simple past and past participle relished)
- (transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]
- (transitive) to take great pleasure in.
- He relishes their time together.
- I don't relish the idea of going out tonight.
- Now I begin to relish thy advice.
- 1706, Francis Atterbury, A sermon preached at the Guild-Hall Chapel, September 28, 1706
- He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honours which he enjoys.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour. [16th-19th c.]
- Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relish'd among my other discredits.
- 1695, John Woodward, An essay toward a natural history of the earth
- A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
- (transitive) To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To give pleasure.
Synonyms
(take pleasure in): : appreciate, delight in, enjoy, like, revel in
Derived terms
- disrelish
- relishable
- relisher
Translations
References
- relish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Hilers, Riehls, Rishel, hirsel
French
Etymology
From English relish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e.li?/
Noun
relish f (uncountable)
- relish (pickled sauce)
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- what relish means
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