Definitions For Desire

noun

  • An inclination to want things
  • The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
  • Something that is desired
  • The feeling of wanting something
  • A strong wish : a wish forsomething or to dosomething
  • A feeling of wanting to have sex with someone

verb

  • Feel or have a desire for; want strongly
  • Express a desire for
  • Expect and wish
  • To want or wish for (something) : to feel desire for (something)
  • To want to have sex with (someone)
  • To express a wish for (something)

Is Desire a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
7

The word Desire is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Desire in a Sentence

  • He desired her approval more than anything.
  • The apartment has modern amenities, a great location—everything you could desire.
  • She knew that men still desired her.
  • Desire is a common theme is music and literature.
  • The magazine tries to attend to the needs and desires of its readers.
  • Both sides feel a real desire for peace.

Synonyms for Desire

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