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desiderium — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • longing noun A strong, often wistful desire for something.
  • wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.
  • yearning noun A deep, wistful longing for something.

Senses

desiderium is used for these senses in English:

  • desire (countable) Someone or something wished for.
  • longing An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • wish The thing desired or longed for.
  • yearning A wistful or melancholy longing.

desire — full definition

  1. verb To want something strongly.
  2. noun A strong feeling of wanting something.

Related Latin words