Desirous - English meaning

Desirous – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Having or characterized by desire.
Usage examples:
The pope was desirous of peace in europe
Synonims:
Eager for Desiring Wishing for Hoping for Anxious for Keen on/for Avid for Craving for Yearning for Itching for Longing for Thirsty for Hungry for Ravening for Greedy for Ambitious for Aspiri

adjective
Wanting something
Usage examples:
The duke is desirous of meeting you.

Desirous translation into English

Desirous: translate from English into Chinese

渴望, 亄

Desirous: translate from English into Dutch

Verlangend, Begerig

Desirous: translate from English into French

Désireux

Desirous: translate from English into German

Begierig, Wünschend

Desirous: translate from English into Hindi

इच्छुक, चाहनेवाला, मनोरथ करनेवाला, भूखा, अभिलाषी

Desirous: translate from English into Italian

Desideroso

Desirous: translate from English into Korean

원하는

Desirous: translate from English into Russian

Желающий, Жаждущий

Desirous: translate from English into Spanish

Deseoso

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French desireus, based on Latin desiderare ‘to desire’ (see desiderate).

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Desirous – similar words

desire

noun
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
Usage examples:
He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb
Strongly wish for or want (something).
Usage examples:
He never achieved the status he so desired

noun
A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want
Usage examples:
[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

Desire - all meanings in English

desirably

adverb
In a way that is attractive or wanted by most people
Usage examples:
Tuna with a desirably high fat content, at 35 i no longer felt desirably young.

Desirably - all meanings in English

desirable

adjective
Wished for as being an attractive, useful, or necessary course of action.
Usage examples:
It is desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten

noun
A desirable person or thing.
Usage examples:
The store sells various desirables

adjective
Worth wanting or having
Usage examples:
Good pay and interesting work make this a very desirable job., the new store is in a highly desirab…

Desirable - all meanings in English

desirability

noun
The quality of being desirable.
Usage examples:
We agree on the desirability of a negotiated settlement

noun
The quality of being sexually attractive
Usage examples:
She was aware of her desirability., too much emphasis is placed on the desirability of being thin.

Desirability - all meanings in English

Desirous synonims

desiring

verb
Strongly wish for or want (something).
Usage examples:
He never achieved the status he so desired

noun
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
Usage examples:
He resisted public desires for choice in education

Desiring - all meanings in English

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