desirous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈzaɪrəs/ UK /dɪˈzaɪərəs/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
having or expressing a strong wish for something

She was desirous of a quiet life far from the city.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having or expressing a... eager keen longing yearning wishful covetous avid

Opposites

averse indifferent reluctant disinclined

Word family

Derived forms desirouslydesirousness

Related forms desire desirable desirability

Etymology

From Old French desiros, from Vulgar Latin *desiderosus, from Latin desiderium ('longing'), from desiderare ('to long for').

desiderare Latin sidus Latin

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# desirous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** dɪˈzaɪrəs
**IPA (UK):** dɪˈzaɪərəs

## Meanings
1. having or expressing a strong wish for something

## Examples
- She was desirous of a quiet life far from the city.

## Synonyms
- eager
- keen
- longing
- yearning
- wishful
- covetous
- avid

## Antonyms
- averse
- indifferent
- reluctant
- disinclined

## Derived Forms
- desirously
- desirousness

## Related Forms
- desire
- desirable
- desirability

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: desiderare
- Root: sidus

## Etymology
From Old French desiros, from Vulgar Latin *desiderosus, from Latin desiderium ('longing'), from desiderare ('to long for').

## AI Etymology
Desirous is from Old French desiros, from Vulgar Latin *desiderosus, from Latin desiderium ('longing'), from desiderare ('to long for'). The ancestry passes through Latin desiderare and Latin sidus. In present use as an adjective, it means "having or expressing a strong wish for something", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include desire, desirable, and desirability; derived forms include desirously and desirousness. Its contrast set includes averse, indifferent, reluctant, and disinclined, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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