desirous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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

   • 1925 July 14, “Treaty between the United Kingdom and Siam for the revision of their mutual treaty arrangements and protocol concerning jurisdiction applicable in Siam to British subjects, etc; signed at London, July 14, 1925; ratifications exchanged. March 30, 1926”, in The American Journal of International Law‎^[1], volume 22, number 1, published 1928, pages 12–13:

     His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the King of Siam, being desirous of maintaining and strengthening the relations of friendship which happily exist between them […]

   • 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club‎^[2], 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.

Derived terms

• desirously
• desirousness
• nondesirous
• overdesirous
• undesirous

Translations

feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain

• Catalan: desitjós
• French: désireux (fr), désirant (fr)
• Galician: desexoso
• Hindi: इच्छुक (hi) m (icchuk)
• Irish: áilíosach, dúilmhear, fonnmhar, geallmhar, miangasach, mianúil
• Māori: korotū
• Persian: مشتاق (fa) (moštâq)
• Sanskrit: वष्टि (sa) (vaṣṭi), गृध्र (sa) (gṛdhra)
• Scottish Gaelic: togarrach
• Spanish: deseoso (es), turnio (es) (Latin America)
• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} thèm muốn , ^{(please verify)} ước ao , ^{(please verify)} khát khao , ^{(please verify)} mơ ước

Anagrams

• eurosids, siderous

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