Definition of desire

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Desire (v. t.) Anything which is desired; an object of longing.

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Smithing :: Smithing (n.) The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape..
Appetence :: Appetence (n.) A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
Mania :: Mania (n.) Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania..
Stomach :: Stomach (n.) The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef..
Panslavism :: Panslavism (n.) A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.
Torrefy :: Torrefy (v. t.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired..
Amativeness :: Amativeness (n.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.
Want :: Want (v. i.) The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing..
Proud :: Proud (superl.) Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals.
Request :: Request (v. t.) To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor..
Reason :: Reason (n.) The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive o
Miscarriage :: Miscarriage (n.) Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination.
Concupiscible :: Concupiscible (a.) Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence; provoking lustful desires..
Eager :: Eager (a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase..
Voluptuous :: Voluptuous (a.) Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual..
Hate :: Hate (n.) To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy..
Gratify :: Gratify (v. t.) To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc..
Listless :: Listless (a.) Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless.
Purification :: Purification (n.) A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations..
Free :: Free (superl.) Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty..
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