desire
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Types & categories
- feeling hypernym
- ambition hyponym
- bloodlust hyponym
- temptation hyponym
- craving hyponym
- wish hyponym
- longing hyponym
- sexual desire hyponym
- itch hyponym
- whim hyponym
Related & opposite
- desire derivation
Sense 2 verb
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
I want to go home now
Types & categories
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Sense 3 noun
an inclination to want things
a man of many desires
Types & categories
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Sense 4 verb
expect and wish
I trust you will behave better from now on
Types & categories
- wish hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
something that is desired
Types & categories
- arousal hypernym
- passion hyponym
- materialism hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
express a desire for
Types & categories
- request hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | feeling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ambition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bloodlust |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | temptation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | craving |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wish |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | longing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sexual desire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | itch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whim |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wish |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wanter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lust |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | take to |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | miss |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hope |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wish |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wish well |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | like |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | itch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | like |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ambition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | feel like |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | begrudge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lust after |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | yearn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | seek |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hope |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | tendency |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hunger |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | greed |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hope |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | promise |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hope |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hope |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hope |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hoper |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | wish |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hope |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wishful |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | arousal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | passion |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | materialism |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | desire |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | request |