desirous

desirous

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French desirrous, from desirrer + -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈzaɪəɹəs/, /dɪˈzaɪɹəs/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -aɪəɹəs

Adjective

desirous (comparative more desirous, superlative most desirous)

1. Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

   Synonyms: solicitous, covetous

   • 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club‎, archived from the original on 6 August 2020:

     More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.

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

Anagrams

• eurosids, siderous

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old French desirrous; equivalent to desiren +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˌziːˈruːs/, /dɛˈziːrus/, /dɛː-/, /di-/

Adjective

desirous

1. desirous, experiencing desire

Descendants

• English: desirous