desired

de-sired · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Wished or longed for; wanted.

  2. 2.

    Past tense and past participle of desire.

Related words

Antonyms: undesired, unwanted
See also: desirable, desire, wanted
Synonyms: longed-for, sought, wanted, wished-for

Etymology

Past participle of desire, from Old French desirer, from Latin desiderare meaning "to long for."