desires

de-sires · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of desire; strong feelings of wanting to have things or for things to happen.

  2. 2.

    Sexual appetites or longings.

  3. 3.

    Third person singular present tense of desire.

Forms

plural: desires

Related words

Antonyms: aversions, dislikes
See also: desirable, desire, desired
Synonyms: cravings, longings, wants, wishes, yearnings

Etymology

From desire, from Old French desirer, from Latin desiderare meaning "to long for."