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What is the adjective for desire?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs desire, desiderate and desier which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

desiderative
  1. Having or indicating wish or desire.
  2. (grammar) Of a verb expressing a wish.
desirable
  1. Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. attractive, appealing, beautiful, pretty, handsome, fetching, seductive, alluring, fair, captivating, charming, enticing, lovely, sexy, cute, gorgeous, hot, irresistible, adorable, bewitching, bodacious, dishy, enchanting, erotic, glamorous, luscious, lush, toothsome, beddable, bonny, comely, eligible, prepossessing, winning, good-looking, sexually attractive, ravishing, sultry, fanciable, foxy, stunning, sensual, tantalizing, tempting, beguiling, sensuous, taking, tantalising, inviting, nubile … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Like all good festivals, the vibrant atmosphere is highly facilitative of pairing with a desirable mate.”
      “Indeed, flexibility is now a desirable commodity by which individuals and social groups may be judged.”
      “It would be desirable for you to learn to manage your finances.”
desirous
  1. Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain
  2. Synonyms:
      3. eager, enthusiastic, keen, avid, excited, hungry, ardent, enthused, raring, voracious, impatient, pumped, thirsty, anxious, crazy, agog, solicitous, wild, athirst, stoked, antsy, greedy, geeked, hot, juiced, nuts, longing, yearning, great, passionate, craving, willing, ready, desiring, covetous, stimulated, wishing, ambitious, wishful, hopeful, grasping, itchy, wanting, acquisitive, amorous, aspiring, envious, lustful, hopped-up, gung ho … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The course offered by the college is much sought-after by those desirous of making a career in the film industry.”
      “In the second verse, Duke continues that many of them are desirous of luxury, money, homes, and perceived economic freedom.”
      “Doctors are often portrayed as sincere and kindhearted people desirous of relieving the suffering of others.”
desireful
  1. Filled with desire; eager.
desireable
  1. Archaic form of desirable.
desirive
  1. Of or pertaining to desire.
desireless
  1. Free from desire.
  2. Examples:
      3. “When you are desireless, you are your own master. Nothing can dominate you.”
      “When your roots are strong, you are a balanced, joyful, satisfied and loving person who is desireless and truly free.”
      “This allows calm, desireless pleasure, but remains relational and is silent about states that are unending or otherwise not followed by others.”
desiderable
  1. (obsolete) desirable
desired
  1. simple past tense and past participle of desire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. craved, coveted, longed for, wanted, fancied, ached for, aspired to, felt like, hankered after, hankered for, had a fancy for, had a need for, hungered for, needed, pined for, thirsted for, wished for, yearned for, cried out for, died for, felt in need of, had a yen for, had one's heart set on, hungered after, itched for, pined after, required, yenned for, desiderated, hoped for, set one's heart on, sighed for, spoiled for, spoilt for, jonesed for, fell for, fallen for, had a crush on, lusted for, fell in love with, fallen in love with, had eyes for, had the hots for, lusted after, took a liking to, taken a liking to, took a shine to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His good looks and charming demeanor have made him a highly desired bachelor.”
      “Cut the material to the desired proportions.”
desiring
  1. present participle of desire
  2. Synonyms:
      3. caring, wanting, considering, liking, wishing, loving, fancying, craving, feeling like, spoiling for something, anticipate, expect, hankering, longing, pining, thirsting, yearning, itch, be out for, spoiling for, after, eager for, itching for, looking for, raring for, bent on, crying out for, desperate for, dying for, feeling in need of, hankering after, hankering for, having a fancy for, having a need for, having an inclination for, hoping for, hungering for, keen to have, longing for, pining after, pining for, set on, thirsting after, thirsting for, wishing for, yearning for … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She was desiring to travel the world and experience new cultures.”
desiderated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of desiderate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. desired, wanted, craved, coveted, longed for, wished for, yearned for, hankered after, pined for, thirsted for, hungered for, hankered for, yenned for, itched for, ached for, sighed for, lusted after, died for, set one's heart on, repined for, jonesed for, salivated for, panted after, lusted for, fancied, felt like, hoped for, cried out for, liked, hungered after, had a yen for, needed, required, dreamt of, felt in need of, had a fancy for, cared for, relished, pined after, had a need for, had one's heart set on, spoilt for, spoiled for, sought, wished, preferred, envied, hankered, had an inclination for, thirsted after … more
desiderating
  1. present participle of desiderate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. desiring, wanting, craving, coveting, longing for, wishing for, yearning for, hankering after, pining for, thirsting for, hungering for, hankering for, yenning for, itching for, aching for, sighing for, lusting after, dying for, setting one's heart on, repining for, jonesing for, salivating for, panting after, lusting for, fancying, feeling like, hoping for, crying out for, liking, hungering after, spoiling for, having a yen for, needing, requiring, dreaming of, aspiring to, having a fancy for, feeling in need of, caring for, relishing, pining after, having a need for, having one's heart set on, seeking, wishing, preferring, choosing, envying, hankering, having an inclination for … more
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