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desirous

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French desirrous, from desirrer + -ous.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??za????s/, /d??za???s/
  • Rhymes: -a????s

Adjective

desirous (comparative more desirous, superlative most desirous)

  1. Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
    Synonyms: solicitous, covetous

Translations

Anagrams

  • eurosids, siderous

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French desirrous; equivalent to desiren +? -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??zi??ru?s/, /d??zi?rus/, /d??-/, /di-/

Adjective

desirous

  1. desirous, experiencing desire

Descendants

  • English: desirous

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craving

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?e?.v??/
  • Rhymes: -e?v??

Etymology 1

From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave +? -ing.

Noun

craving (plural cravings)

  1. A strong desire; yearning.

Descendants

  • Jamaican Creole: craven
Translations

Etymology 2

From crave.

Verb

craving

  1. present participle of crave

Further reading

  • craving in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • craving in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • carving

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