The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
Source: tatoeba (1623)
Desire
//dɪˈzaɪə//
Synonyms for "desire" (372 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (75)
hopedriveneedpleaseaddressadmirationadorationaffectionagapeaimaim atambitionamorandromaniaanimusanxietyaphrodisiaappealappetenceappetency
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appetiteappetitionapplicationapplyapply forardencyardoraskask foraskingaspirationaspireaspire afteraspire toassumptionassuranceassured faithattachmentavaricebank onbe afterbe desirous ofbe in heatbeg leavebespeakbiological urgebodily appetitebodily lovebrotherly loveburncall forcaritascarnal desirecatchcharitycheerful expectationchoicechoosechoose tochristian lovecome incommandconationconatusconcupiscence
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (111)
confideconfidenceconjugal loveconvictioncounselcount oncovetcravecravingcupiditycuriositydearest wishdecidedecisiondecreedemanddependencedesideratedesiderationdesideratum
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desideriumdesigndestinedeterminationdeterminedevicedevotiondiscretiondispositiondoomed hopedrive ateagernesseffectenjoyentreatyenvyeromaniaeroseroticismeroticomaniacerotismerotomaniaestruateexpectexpectationexpressed desirefair prospectfaithfaithful lovefancyfantasyfavorfeelfeel confidentfervent hopefervorfilefile forfixed purposeflamefleshly lustfondnessforbidden fruitfree choicefree lovefree willfree-lovismfunctionfuror uterinusglimmering goalgo forgoadgoatishnessgolden visiongood cheergood hopegrabgrab atgreat expectationsgreedgynecomaniahankerhanker afterhankeringharbor a designharbor the hopehave a mind tohave designs onhave every intentionhearthero worshiphigh hopeshope against hopehope and prayhope forhope inhope to godhopeful prognosishopefulnesshopeshopinghoping against hopehorniness
Verb(1 words)
Related words (186)
hot bloodhot pantshungerhungeringideaidolatryidolismidolizationimpetrationimportuneinclinationindecencyindentinfantile sexualityintendintendmentintentintentionitchitch for
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jumpjump atlasciviousnesslean uponlecherousnesslecherylibidinousnesslibidolickerishnesslikelikinglive in hopeslodestonelonglong forlonginglovelovemakinglustlust afterlustfulnessmagnetmake a requestmake a requisitionmake applicationmaniamarried lovemeanmeaningmindmotivenisusnurture the hopenymphomaniaobjectiveorderpantpassionpenchantpetitionphysical lovepinepine forpiningplanplatonic lovepleasurepleasure principleplumpointpolymorphous perversitypopular regardpopularityprayerful hopepreferpreferencepresumepresumptionprizeprojectpromiseproposalproposeprospectprospectsprospectuspruriencepruriencypurportpurposeput in forrapacityregardreliancerely onrequestrequirerequirementrequisitionresolutionresolverest assuredrutsakesalaciousnesssanguine expectationsatyriasissatyrismsecuritysee fitsentimentsexsexual desiresexual longingsexual lovesexual passionshinesigh forsnatchsnatch atsolicitspiritspiritual lovestomachstrivingstudysummontake totastetemptationtender feelingtender passionthinkthink fitthink goodthink properthirstthirstingtrophytruelovetrusturgeuxoriousnessvelleityvenereal appetiteviewvolitionvotewannawantwayweaknesswell-grounded hopewhistle forwillwill powerwishwish forwish fulfillmentwish to goodnesswish very muchworshipwould fain doyearnyearn foryearningyen
Noun(15 words)
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More general
15 entriesMore specific
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
12 entriescauses
1 entriescauses desire
3 entriesderived
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
distinct from
1 entriesis a
4 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
67 entriesShowing 16 of 67 words.
Translations
487 translations across 105 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- begeerte noun (something wished for)
- wens noun (something wished for)
Albanian
1 entries- dëshirë noun (something wished for)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- πόθος noun (strong attraction)
- ἐπιθυμία noun (strong attraction)
- ἐπιθύμημα noun (something wished for)
- ἵμερος noun (strong attraction)
Arabic
2 entries- رَغْبَة noun (something wished for)
- رَغِبَ verb (wish for earnestly)
Armenian
4 entries- իղձ noun (something wished for)
- իղձ noun (feeling of desire)
- կիրք noun (strong attraction)
- ցանկություն noun (something wished for)
Asturian
4 entries- deséu noun (something wished for)
- deséu noun (feeling of desire)
- desear verb (wish for earnestly)
- desear verb (want emotionally or sexually)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- arzu noun (something wished for)
- istək noun (strong attraction)
- istək noun (feeling of desire)
- nəfs noun (something wished for)
Bangi
1 entries- mposa noun (something wished for)
Bashkir
1 entries- теләк noun (something wished for)
Basque
3 entries- desira noun (something wished for)
- gogo noun (something wished for)
- nahi noun (something wished for)
Belarusian
2 entries- жада́нне noun (something wished for)
- жа́даць verb (wish for earnestly)
Bengali
4 entries- আরজু noun (something wished for)
- আরমান noun (something wished for)
- ইচ্ছা noun (something wished for)
- কামনা noun (strong attraction)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- चाहत noun (something wished for)
Breton
1 entries- c'hoant noun (something wished for)
Bulgarian
4 entries- жадуване noun (strong attraction)
- жела́ние noun (something wished for)
- жела́ние noun (strong attraction)
- желание noun (feeling of desire)
Burmese
1 entries- မက် verb (wish for earnestly)
Buryat
1 entries- дуран noun (something wished for)
Catalan
4 entries- desig noun (something wished for)
- desig noun (strong attraction)
- desig noun (feeling of desire)
- desitjar verb (wish for earnestly)
Central Kurdish
4 entries- ئارەزوو noun (something wished for)
- ئاوات noun (something wished for)
- ئاواتی دڵ noun (strong attraction)
- ئاواتی دڵ noun (feeling of desire)
Chechen
1 entries- лаам noun (something wished for)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 慾望/欲望 /欲望/欲望 noun (something wished for)
- 慾望/欲望 /欲望/欲望 noun (feeling of desire)
- 欲望 noun (something wished for)
- 欲望 noun (feeling of desire)
Czech
4 entries- přání noun (something wished for)
- touha noun (something wished for)
- touha noun (strong attraction)
- touha noun (feeling of desire)
Danish
4 entries- begær noun (strong attraction)
- lyst noun (strong attraction)
- lyst noun (feeling of desire)
- ønske noun (something wished for)
Dutch
4 entries- begeerte noun (strong attraction)
- verlangen noun (something wished for)
- wens noun (something wished for)
- begeren verb (want emotionally or sexually)
Esperanto
2 entries- deziro noun (something wished for)
- deziri verb (wish for earnestly)
Estonian
3 entries- himu noun (strong attraction)
- iha noun (strong attraction)
- soov noun (something wished for)
Finnish
4 entries- halu noun (something wished for)
- halu noun (strong attraction)
- halu noun (feeling of desire)
- haluta verb (wish for earnestly)
French
4 entries- désir noun (something wished for)
- désir noun (strong attraction)
- désir noun (feeling of desire)
- désirer verb (wish for earnestly)
Galician
4 entries- acexo noun (something wished for)
- arela noun (something wished for)
- degoro noun (something wished for)
- desexo noun (something wished for)
Georgian
1 entries- სურვილი noun (something wished for)
German
4 entries- Begehren noun (something wished for)
- Begehren noun (strong attraction)
- Begehren noun (feeling of desire)
- Wunsch noun (something wished for)
Gothic
4 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹 noun (strong attraction)
- 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 noun (strong attraction)
- 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰 noun (feeling of desire)
- 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (wish for earnestly)
Greek
4 entries- επιθυμία noun (something wished for)
- επιθυμία noun (strong attraction)
- πόθος noun (strong attraction)
- πόθος noun (feeling of desire)
Hawaiian
3 entries- makemake noun (something wished for)
- ʻanoʻi noun (something wished for)
- ʻiʻini noun (something wished for)
Hebrew
4 entries- חפץ noun (something wished for)
- תשוקה noun (strong attraction)
- תשוקה noun (feeling of desire)
- השתוקק verb (wish for earnestly)
Hindi
4 entries- आकांक्षा noun (something wished for)
- इच्छा noun (something wished for)
- कामना noun (something wished for)
- कामना noun (strong attraction)
Hungarian
4 entries- kívánság noun (something wished for)
- vonzalom noun (strong attraction)
- vonzódás noun (strong attraction)
- vágy noun (something wished for)
Icelandic
1 entries- löngun noun (something wished for)
Ido
3 entries- deziro noun (something wished for)
- deziro noun (feeling of desire)
- dezirar verb (wish for earnestly)
Ilocano
2 entries- anag noun (something wished for)
- arem noun (something wished for)
Indonesian
4 entries- hasrat noun (strong attraction)
- kehendak noun (something wished for)
- keinginan noun (something wished for)
- kemauan noun (something wished for)
Ingrian
4 entries- halu noun (something wished for)
- himo noun (something wished for)
- iso noun (something wished for)
- ohvotta noun (something wished for)
Interlingua
2 entries- desirar verb (wish for earnestly)
- desirar verb (want emotionally or sexually)
Irish
4 entries- dúil noun (strong attraction)
- dúil noun (feeling of desire)
- fonn noun (strong attraction)
- fonn noun (feeling of desire)
Italian
4 entries- desiderio noun (something wished for)
- desiderio noun (strong attraction)
- desiderio noun (feeling of desire)
- voglia noun (something wished for)
Japanese
4 entries- 大願 noun (something wished for)
- 宿願 noun (something wished for)
- 欲望 noun (feeling of desire)
- 野望 noun (something wished for)
Javanese
1 entries- niat noun (strong attraction)
Kalmyk
1 entries- дурн noun (something wished for)
Kannada
3 entries- ಡಿಸೈರ್ noun (feeling of desire)
- ಬಯಕೆ verb (wish for earnestly)
- ಹಂಬಲ verb (wish for earnestly)
Kazakh
2 entries- тілек noun (something wished for)
- ықылас noun (something wished for)
Khmer
3 entries- បំណងប្រាថ្នា noun (something wished for)
- បំណងប្រាថ្នា noun (strong attraction)
- បំណងប្រាថ្នា noun (feeling of desire)
Korean
4 entries- 욕망 noun (something wished for)
- 바라다 verb (wish for earnestly)
- 원하다 verb (wish for earnestly)
- 원하다 verb (wish for earnestly)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- каалоо noun (something wished for)
- тилек noun (something wished for)
Lao
1 entries- ຕ້ອງການ verb (wish for earnestly)
Latgalian
2 entries- gaideit verb (wish for earnestly)
- gribēt verb (wish for earnestly)
Latin
4 entries- cupiditas noun (something wished for)
- cupido noun (something wished for)
- cupitas noun (strong attraction)
- cupitas noun (feeling of desire)
Latvian
4 entries- alkas noun (strong attraction)
- alkas noun (feeling of desire)
- iekāre noun (strong attraction)
- iekāre noun (feeling of desire)
Lingala
1 entries- mposa noun (something wished for)
Lithuanian
4 entries- aistra noun (strong attraction)
- aistra noun (feeling of desire)
- geismas noun (strong attraction)
- geismas noun (feeling of desire)
Macedonian
4 entries- желба noun (something wished for)
- копнеж noun (strong attraction)
- копнеж noun (feeling of desire)
- страст noun (strong attraction)
Malay
3 entries- hasrat noun (strong attraction)
- keinginan noun (something wished for)
- nafsu noun (strong attraction)
Malayalam
4 entries- ആഗ്രഹം noun (something wished for)
- ആഗ്രഹം noun (strong attraction)
- മോഹം noun (something wished for)
- മോഹം noun (feeling of desire)
Maltese
1 entries- xewqa noun (something wished for)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠪᡠᠶᡝᠨ noun (feeling of desire)
Manx
4 entries- dooill noun (something wished for)
- dooill noun (feeling of desire)
- mian noun (something wished for)
- mian noun (feeling of desire)
Marathi
2 entries- ईच्छा noun (something wished for)
- इच्छा verb (wish for earnestly)
Mirandese
1 entries- deseio noun (something wished for)
Mongolian
3 entries- дур noun (something wished for)
- хүсэл noun (something wished for)
- хүсэх verb (wish for earnestly)
Māori
4 entries- hōkakatanga noun (strong attraction)
- minaka noun (feeling of desire)
- taera noun (strong attraction)
- hōkaka verb (want emotionally or sexually)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- attrå noun (strong attraction)
- begjær noun (strong attraction)
- begjær noun (feeling of desire)
- lyst noun (feeling of desire)
Occitan
2 entries- desir noun (strong attraction)
- desirar verb (wish for earnestly)
Odia
1 entries- ସନ୍ଦିଶା noun (something wished for)
Old English
3 entries- lust noun (strong attraction)
- lust noun (feeling of desire)
- wilnung noun (something wished for)
Old Irish
1 entries- ad·cobra verb (wish for earnestly)
Old Javanese
1 entries- tṛṣṇa noun (strong attraction)
Persian
4 entries- آرزو noun (something wished for)
- خواهش noun (strong attraction)
- خواهش noun (feeling of desire)
- میل noun (strong attraction)
Polish
4 entries- pożądanie noun (something wished for)
- pożądanie noun (strong attraction)
- pragnienie noun (something wished for)
- pożądać verb (wish for earnestly)
Portuguese
4 entries- desejo noun (something wished for)
- desejo noun (strong attraction)
- desejo noun (feeling of desire)
- desejar verb (wish for earnestly)
Romanian
4 entries- deziderat noun (something wished for)
- dorință noun (something wished for)
- dorință noun (strong attraction)
- dori verb (wish for earnestly)
Russian
4 entries- влече́ние noun (strong attraction)
- вожделе́ние noun (strong attraction)
- вожделе́ние noun (feeling of desire)
- жела́ние noun (something wished for)
Sanskrit
4 entries- इच्छा noun (something wished for)
- तृष्णा noun (feeling of desire)
- वनस् noun (something wished for)
- गृध्यति verb (wish for earnestly)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- baois noun (feeling of desire)
- baoiseachd noun (feeling of desire)
- drùis noun (feeling of desire)
- feòlmhorachd noun (feeling of desire)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- želja noun (something wished for)
- žudnja noun (something wished for)
- žudnja noun (strong attraction)
- жеља noun (something wished for)
Slovak
4 entries- túžba noun (something wished for)
- želanie noun (something wished for)
- priať si verb (wish for earnestly)
- túžiť verb (wish for earnestly)
Slovene
4 entries- poželenje noun (strong attraction)
- poželenje noun (feeling of desire)
- želja noun (something wished for)
- želeti verb (wish for earnestly)
Spanish
4 entries- deseo noun (something wished for)
- deseo noun (strong attraction)
- deseo noun (feeling of desire)
- gana noun (feeling of desire)
Swahili
4 entries- ari noun (something wished for)
- ari noun (strong attraction)
- ari noun (feeling of desire)
- kutamani verb (wish for earnestly)
Swedish
4 entries- begär noun (strong attraction)
- begär noun (feeling of desire)
- lust noun (feeling of desire)
- längtan noun (something wished for)
Tajik
4 entries- майл noun (something wished for)
- орзу noun (something wished for)
- рағбат noun (something wished for)
- хоҳиш noun (something wished for)
Tamil
4 entries- ஆசை noun (something wished for)
- ஆசை noun (feeling of desire)
- விருப்பம் noun (feeling of desire)
- ஆசைப்படு verb (wish for earnestly)
Tatar
1 entries- теләк noun (something wished for)
Telugu
4 entries- ఆకర్షణ noun (strong attraction)
- కుతి noun (feeling of desire)
- కోరిక noun (feeling of desire)
- అపేక్ష verb (wish for earnestly)
Thai
4 entries- ความต้องการ noun (something wished for)
- ความปรารถนา noun (feeling of desire)
- ความใคร่ noun (strong attraction)
- ความใคร่ noun (feeling of desire)
Tocharian B
2 entries- kāwalyñe noun (strong attraction)
- kulyp verb (wish for earnestly)
Turkish
2 entries- arzu noun (something wished for)
- arzu hissi noun (feeling of desire)
Turkmen
1 entries- isleg noun (something wished for)
Ukrainian
3 entries- бажа́ння noun (something wished for)
- бажа́ння noun (feeling of desire)
- бажа́ти verb (wish for earnestly)
Urdu
4 entries- تمنا noun (something wished for)
- خواہش noun (something wished for)
- چاہت noun (strong attraction)
- چاہت noun (feeling of desire)
Uzbek
4 entries- ishtiyoq noun (something wished for)
- istak noun (something wished for)
- orzu noun (something wished for)
- tilak noun (something wished for)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mong muốn noun (something wished for)
Vilamovian
1 entries- gyłysta noun (something wished for)
Volapük
1 entries- desir noun (something wished for)
Walloon
1 entries- djeryî verb (wish for earnestly)
Yiddish
4 entries- באַגער noun (something wished for)
- באַגער noun (strong attraction)
- באַגער noun (feeling of desire)
- באַגערן verb (wish for earnestly)
Zazaki
2 entries- wazen verb (want emotionally or sexually)
- waşten verb (want emotionally or sexually)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
We soon believe what we desire.
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We all desire success.
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My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.
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