different between desirous vs hankering

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

English

Verb

hankering

1. present participle of hanker
   • 2008 May 23, James Graff, "Lost: Labour's Love for Brown," Time:

     [T]here is a clear sense that Britain is hankering for a change at the top.

Noun

hankering (plural hankerings)

1. (often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
   • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 24:

     " […] You don't mean," Mr. Osborne continued, gathering wrath and astonishment as the thought now first came upon him; "you don't mean that he's such a d—— fool as to be still hankering after that swindling old bankrupt's daughter? […] "

1. • 2010 Aug. 12, Michael D. Lemonick, "Study: Lucy's Relatives Used Tools to Butcher Meat," Time:

     In other words, some species of human ancestor . . . not only had a hankering for meat, which scientists had not expected, but used tools to get it.

Synonyms

• craving

Translations

Anagrams

• harkening