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English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French desirrous, from desirrer + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
desirous (comparative more desirous, superlative most desirous)
- Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
- Synonyms: solicitous, covetous
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Translations
feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain
- Catalan: desitjós
- French: désireux (fr), désirant (fr)
- Galician: desexoso
- Irish: áilíosach, dúilmhear, fonnmhar, geallmhar, miangasach, mianúil
- Maori: korotū
- Persian: مشتاق (fa) (moštâq)
- Sanskrit: वष्टि (sa) (vaṣṭi), गृध्र (sa) (gṛdhra)
- Scottish Gaelic: togarrach
- Spanish: deseoso (es)
- Vietnamese: (please verify) thèm muốn , (please verify) ước ao , (please verify) khát khao , (please verify) mơ ước
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Middle English
Etymology
From Old French desirrous; equivalent to desiren + -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛˌziːˈruːs/, /dɛˈziːrus/, /dɛː-/, /di-/
Adjective
desirous
- desirous, experiencing desire
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