Desirous

//dəˈzæɹəs//

Synonyms for "desirous" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

acquisitive agog alacritous all agog amative amatory amorous animated anxious appetent appetitive ardent athirst avid breathless bursting to

Adjective(2 words)

aroused buckish

Strong matches (25)

covetous desiderative desireful desiring devouring eager envious erotic forward full of life glowing grabby grasping greedy homesick hopeful hoping hormic hungry impassioned

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impatient

Adjective(4 words)

covetous flustered horny hot

Related words (43)

itchy keen lascivious libidinal libidinous lickerish lively longing loverlike loverly lustful needing nostalgic optative panting passionate prehensile prompt quick raring to

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ready ready and willing sexual spirited tempted thirsty vital vivacious vivid voracious wanting wishful wishing yearning zestful

Adjective(7 words)

lit randy solicitous venereal wanton wet wistful

Adjective(1 words)

wishful

Related word relations

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4 relation types

Antonyms

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undesirous

derived

5 entries

desirously desirousness nondesirous overdesirous undesirous

related to

1 entries

desire

similar

19 entries

appetent athirst avid covetous devouring envious esurient greedy homesick hungry jealous

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Translations

18 translations across 10 languages.

Catalan

1 entries

desitjós adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

French

2 entries

désirant adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)
désireux adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Galician

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desexoso adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Hindi

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इच्छुक adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Irish

4 entries

dúilmhear adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)
fonnmhar adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)
geallmhar adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)
miangasach adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Māori

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korotū adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Persian

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مشتاق adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Sanskrit

2 entries

गृध्र adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)
वष्टि adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

togarrach adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Spanish

2 entries

deseoso adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)
turnio adj (feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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He is desirous of going abroad.

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She was desirous of her son's success.

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It seems they've always been petting each other in that desirous way.

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But what a woman says to her desirous lover ought to be written in the wind and the fast-moving water.

Source: tatoeba (3104227)

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