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desired definition
desired |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb desire 1 of 3 senses of desire Sense 1 desire, want => crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust => fancy, go for take to => miss => hope => wish => wish, wish well => wish, care like => itch => like => ambition => feel like => envy, begrudge => lust after lech after => hanker, long, yearn => need => seek Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb desire 1 of 3 senses of desire Sense 1 desire, want => crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust => fancy, go for take to => miss => regret => long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish => die => hope => wish => hope, trust, desire => wish, wish well => wish, care like => please => itch => like => ambition => feel like => envy, begrudge => covet => salivate, drool => lust after lech after => hanker, long, yearn => need => seek => bid => quest Entailment of verb desire Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb desire 3 senses of desire Sense 1 desire, want Sense 2 hope, trust, desire => wish Sense 3 desire => request, bespeak, call for quest Familiarity of verb desire desire used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb desire Sense 1 desire, want -------------- Sense 2 hope, trust, desire => wish -------------- Sense 3 desire => request, bespeak, call for quest -------------- Overview of verb desire The verb desire has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (25) desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for want strongly; "I want to go home now "I want my own room") 2. (2) hope, trust, desire -- (expect with desire; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise") 3. (2) desire -- (express a desire for) Overview of adj desired The adj desired has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) coveted, desired, in demand, sought after -- (greatly desired) 2. (1) craved, desired -- (wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect") Antonyms of adj desired 2 senses of desired Sense 1 coveted, desired, in demand(prenominal), sought after INDIRECT (VIA desirable) -> undesirable Sense 2 craved, desired INDIRECT (VIA wanted) -> unwanted Similarity of adj desired 2 senses of desired Sense 1 coveted, desired, in demand(prenominal), sought after => desirable (vs. undesirable) Sense 2 craved, desired => wanted (vs. unwanted) Attributes of adj desired Familiarity of adj desired desired used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj desired desired undesired Overview of verb desire The verb desire has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (25) desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for want strongly; "I want to go home now "I want my own room") 2. (2) hope, trust, desire -- (expect with desire; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise") 3. (2) desire -- (express a desire for) Overview of adj desired The adj desired has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) coveted, desired, in demand, sought after -- (greatly desired) 2. (1) craved, desired -- (wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect")
desired definition
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