Definition of desire

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Desire (v. t.) The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy..

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Incompatible :: Incompatible (a.) Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition..
Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for..
Will :: Will (v.) That which is strongly wished or desired.
Accommodate :: Accommodate (v. t.) To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient; to favor; to oblige; as, to accommodate a friend with a loan or with lodgings..
Hanker :: Hanker (v. i.) To linger in expectation or with desire.
Amativeness :: Amativeness (n.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.
Heteronomy :: Heteronomy (n.) A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires..
Allotriophagy :: Allotriophagy (n.) A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.
List :: List (v. i.) To desire or choose; to please.
Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.
Solicitude :: Solicitude (n.) The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.
Agog :: Agog (a. & adv.) In eager desire; eager; astir.
Obsequious :: Obsequious (a.) Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted..
Inefficacious :: Inefficacious (a.) Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.
Ambition :: Ambition (n.) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing..
Advantage :: Advantage (n.) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position..
Inefficiency :: Inefficiency (n.) The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency..
Prosperity :: Prosperity (n.) The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity..
Out :: Out (interj.) Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off..
Philanthropy :: Philanthropy (n.) Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all men; -- opposed to misanthropy.
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