longing+desire

  • 11desire — de·sire vt de·sired, de·sir·ing: to wish for earnestly see also precatory ◇ Courts have variously interpreted desire in wills to indicate either a direction of the testator that must be followed or merely an expression of what the testator hoped… …

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  • 12Longing — Long ing, n. An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration. [1913 Webster] Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13longing — [lôŋ′iŋ] n. [see LONG2] strong desire; yearning adj. feeling or showing a yearning longingly adv …

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  • 14Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …

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  • 15desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …

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  • 16desire — desiredly /di zuyeurd lee, zuy rid /, adv. desiredness, n. desireless, adj. desirer, n. desiringly, adv. /di zuyeur /, v., desired, desiring, n. v.t. 1. to wish or long for; crave; want. 2. to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor …

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  • 17desire — de•sire [[t]dɪˈzaɪər[/t]] v. sired, sir•ing, n. 1) to wish or long for; crave; want 2) to ask for; solicit; request: The mayor desires your presence at the meeting[/ex] 3) a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction; hunger 4) …

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  • 18desire — I. verb (desired; desiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desirer, from Latin desiderare, from de + sider , sidus heavenly body Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to long or hope for ; exhibit or feel desire for < desire succe …

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  • 19deSire — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The wish to enjoy] Syn. aspiration, longing, yearning, craving, wish, want, motive, will, urge, eagerness, ardor, solicitude, propensity, predilection, fancy, greed, avidity, Cupidity, covetousness, obsession, frenzy, craze,&#8230; …

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  • 20longing — longingly, adv. longingness, n. /lawng ing, long /, n. 1. strong, persistent desire or craving, esp. for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home. 2. an instance of this: a sudden longing to see old friends. adj. 3. having&#8230; …

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