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Definitions for Desired

[1] yearned or wished for; coveted.
[2] deemed correct or proper; selected; required: The chef added stock until the sauce reached the desired consistency.
[3] to wish or long for; crave; want.
[4] to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor desires your presence at the next meeting.
[5] a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment: a desire for fame.
[6] an expressed wish; request.
[7] something desired.
[8] sexual appetite or a sexual urge.
[9] to wish or long for; crave; want
[10] to express a wish or make a request for; ask for
[11] a wish or longing; craving
[12] an expressed wish; request
[13] sexual appetite; lust
[14] a person or thing that is desired

Words related to Desired

enjoy, crave, covet, seek, like, fancy, aim, choose, pine, thirst, beg, importune, entreat, solicit, bespeak, petition, desiderate

Words nearby Desired

desinence, desipramine, desirable, desire, desire under the elms, desired, desirous, desist, desk, desk calendar, desk clerk

Origin of Desired

1200–50; Middle English desiren < Old French desirer < Latin dēsīderāre; see desiderate

Other words from Desired

un·de·sired , adjective
well-de·sired , adjective
de·sired·ly [dih-zahyuh rd -lee, -zahy -rid-] /dɪˈzaɪə rd li, -ˈzaɪ rɪd-/ , adverb
de·sired·ness , noun
de·sire·less , adjective
de·sir·er , noun
de·sir·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·de·sire , noun
self-de·sire , noun
un·de·sir·ing , adjective
Related adjective: orectic

Word origin for Desired

C13: from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderāre to desire earnestly; see desiderate

Synonyms for Desired

covet, crave, enjoy, aim, choose, fancy, like, pine, thirst, aspire to, be smitten, be turned on by, cotton to, desiderate, die over, fall for, give eyeteeth for, go for, hanker after, have eyes for, have the hots for, hunger for, lust after, make advances to, partial to, set heart on, spoil for, sweet on, take a liking to, take a shine to, take to, wish for, yearn for