Nouns (3)
desire
n. an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
desire
n. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
desire
n. something that is desired
Verbs (5)
want
v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
express a desire for
v. express a desire for
trust, hope, expect
v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (66)
hankering, yen
n. a yearning for something or to do something
taste, preference, predilection, penchant
n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
inclination
n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
proclivity, propensity, leaning
n. a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
tendency, propensity, leaning
n. an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
fondness, fancy, partiality
n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
appetite, appetency, appetence
n. a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
lust, itch, lecherousness, lustfulness
n. a strong sexual desire
compulsion, obsession
n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
please
v. be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"
parallel
v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn
v. have a yen for
choose, see proper, see fit
v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"
prefer, like better
v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
like
v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear
v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
request, ask
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
hope, expect, go for
v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for
v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
anticipate, foreknow, foresee
v. realize beforehand
counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
expect, anticipate
v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
think, believe
v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (5)
antipathy, aversion, distaste
n. a feeling of intense dislike
dislike, feel distaste for
v. have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"
desire
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