2 desire
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural desiresMeaning:
1 a [noncount] : the feeling of wanting something ▪ Desire is a common theme is music and literature. ▪ an object of desire [=something that people want to have] b [count] : a strong wish ▪ It is our desire that all of you be treated fairly. [=we want all of you to be treated fairly] ▪ The magazine tries to attend to the needs and desires of its readers. : a wish for something or to do something ▪ Both sides feel a real desire for peace. ▪ His decisions are guided by his desire for land/money/power/change. ▪ They expressed a desire to go with us. ▪ They have a desire to have children. ▪ a strong/burning/aching desire to travel around the world
2 : a feeling of wanting to have sex with someone [count] ▪ He had/felt a strong (sexual) desire for her. [noncount] ▪ He was overcome with desire for her.
3 [count] : someone or something that you want or wish for —usually singular ▪ He worried that he might never achieve his desire. [=might never do the thing that he wanted to do] ▪ A good education had always been her heart's desire. [=something she wanted very much] ▪ “You are my heart's desire,” he told her.
2 : a feeling of wanting to have sex with someone [count] ▪ He had/felt a strong (sexual) desire for her. [noncount] ▪ He was overcome with desire for her.
3 [count] : someone or something that you want or wish for —usually singular ▪ He worried that he might never achieve his desire. [=might never do the thing that he wanted to do] ▪ A good education had always been her heart's desire. [=something she wanted very much] ▪ “You are my heart's desire,” he told her.