desire
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Is desire a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of desire?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.Examples: "Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement."; "He stood...filled with the desire that his son should be like him, and should have sons like him, to people the earth. It is the strongest desire that can come to a man - if it comes to him at all - stronger even than love or the desire for personal immortality."uncountableusually
2. (countable) Someone or something wished for.Examples: "It is my desire to speak with you."; "You’re my heart’s desire."; "It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […]."Synonyms: pleasure, wannacountableusually
3. (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.Examples: "His desire for her kept him awake at night."uncountableusually
4. (uncountable) Motivation.Synonyms: wanna, want-touncountableusually
Definition source: Wiktionary